G.C. WALDREP George Rapp (I

We all have to stand before God at the end of the day. Don't ever think you're perfect. None of us are perfect. God is the only one that is perfect. Jesus is perfect. Don't judge. I'm not judging. God has to judge those people.20 God is the ultimate judge. He knows what happened. We talked earlier.21 Always remember Romans 12:19 is for real, hell is for real.22 I’ve asked God to forgive me.23 I hope you have found God just like I have.24 Everyone can find peace in a Christian God or whatever God they believe in.25 May we all go to Heaven.26 Now, my statement to the world: I am in the midst of truth.27 The best time in my life is during this period. If I had to do it again, I would not change a thing because I have been touched by an angel's wings.28 I have no bad sentiment towards anyone.29 All I have is love.30 I am at peace.31 I don't fear death. I'm fine; I'm okay.32 I have peace in my heart and I’m ready for the next journey.33 There are no endings, only beginnings.34 Lastly, I was born and raised Catholic and it was not lost upon me that this is Holy Week and last Sunday was Palm Sunday. Yesterday was my birthday.35 Now it is time to pass on. I have fought the good fight. I held the faith. I am not going to say goodbye—I will simply say until we meet again.36 I hope you find peace and solace in your heart. I know there is something else I need to say. I feel that.37 God, I want to say something so bad.38 That each new indignity defeats only the body, pampering the spirit with obscure merit.39 I guess that’s it.40 See y’all later. Go ahead, please.41

1 Coy Wesbrook. Convicted of shooting five people and killing four, including his ex-wife. Executed March 9, 2016, at age 58. 2 Juan Garcia (translated from Spanish). Convicted of fatally shooting a man during a robbery and taking $8 from the corpse. Executed October 6, 2015, at age 35. 3 Jose Villegas. Convicted of fatally stabbing a 24-year-old woman, her 3-year-old son, and 51-year old mother. Executed April 16, 2014, at age 39. 4 Anthony Allen Shore. Convicted of kidnapping, sexually assaulting, and strangling five girls, ages 15, 21, 14, 9, and 16. Executed Jan. 1, 2018, at age 55. 5 Robert Lynn Pruett. Convicted of fatally stabbing a correctional officer with a shank. Executed Oct. 12, 2017, at age 38. 6 Richard Cobb. Convicted of abducting a man and two women, sexually assaulting the women and fatally shooting all three. Executed April 25, 2013, at age 29.

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7 Ward.

8 Shore.

9 Lopez. 10 Ward.

11 Adam Ward. Convicted of fatally shooting a code enforcement officer. Executed March 22, 2016, at age 33. 12 James Bigby. Convicted of fatally shooting a man, then suffocating the man’s 17-week-old infant with cellophane. Executed March 14, 2017, at age 61. 13 William Rayford. Convicted of murdering a woman by stabbing, strangulation, and blunt force. Executed Jan. 30, 2018, at age 64. 14 Jerry Martin. Convicted of killing a correctional officer by striking the horse she was riding with his stolen truck while escaping from a work detail in an onion patch. Executed Dec. 3, 2013, at age 43. 15 Bigby. 16 Rayford. 17 Ramiro Hernadez. Convicted of beating a homeowner to death with a pipe, then raping the homeowner’s wife repeatedly. Executed April 9, 2014, at age 44. 18 Aturo Diaz. Convicted of stabbing two men—one fatally—during a robbery. Executed Sept. 26, 2013, at age 37. 19 Hernandez.

20 Carl Blue. Convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend by dumping a cup of gasoline on her and igniting it. Executed Feb. 21, 2013, at age 48. 21 Martin.

22 Blue.

23 Rayford. 24 Manuel Garza. Convicted of fatally shooting a police officer with the officer’s weapon as the officer attempted to arrest him for outstanding warrants. Executed April 15, 2015, at age 34. 25 Ward.

26 Daniel Lopez. Convicted of fatally striking a pedestrian with his car while attempting to avoid a police spike strip. Executed Aug. 12, 2015, at age 27. 27 Carroll Parr. Convicted of fatally shooting a man during a robbery. Executed May 7, 2015, at age 35. 28 Jamie McCoskey. Convicted of abducting a young couple, fatally stabbing the man, and raping the woman. Executed Nov. 12, 2013, at age 49. 29 Wesbrook.

30 Hernandez.

31 Ruiz Rolando. Convicted of fatally shooting a woman in exchange for a $2,000 payment from her husband. Executed March 7, 2017, at age 44.

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