The father of the man whose execution was commuted just before he was scheduled to be put to death said on Megyn Kelly Today that he is grateful his son’s life was spared — even after the son’s conviction for plotting the murder of his family members and the attempted murder of the dad himself.
“I feel a great sense of relief and hope,” Kent Whitaker told Kelly, adding, “He’s been given a second chance at life.”
In an attempt to gain hold of the family’s $1 million estate, Thomas “Bart” Whitaker, plotted the murders of younger brother...
“I feel a great sense of relief and hope,” Kent Whitaker told Kelly, adding, “He’s been given a second chance at life.”
In an attempt to gain hold of the family’s $1 million estate, Thomas “Bart” Whitaker, plotted the murders of younger brother...
- 2/23/2018
- by KC Baker and Caitlin Keating
- PEOPLE.com
With just 30 minutes until he was due to die via lethal injection, Thomas “Bart” Whitaker’s life was spared on Thursday.
The Texas man was to be executed for trying to kill his entire family. The 38-year-old tragically succeeded in murdering his younger brother and mother and severely wounded his father, Kent Whitaker, in the brutal 2003 attack.
In 2007, Bart was convicted of the murders and sentenced to death.
On Thursday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott commuted Bart’s sentence from death to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Abbott’s decision followed a unanimous decision for commutation by the...
The Texas man was to be executed for trying to kill his entire family. The 38-year-old tragically succeeded in murdering his younger brother and mother and severely wounded his father, Kent Whitaker, in the brutal 2003 attack.
In 2007, Bart was convicted of the murders and sentenced to death.
On Thursday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott commuted Bart’s sentence from death to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Abbott’s decision followed a unanimous decision for commutation by the...
- 2/23/2018
- by Caitlin Keating
- PEOPLE.com
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