Texas governor issues last-minute reprieve for son who ordered family killed
For years, Kent Whitaker (L) had moved heaven and earth to try and get mercy for his son Bart Whitaker (R), despite Bart's attempt on his life (AFP Photo/FAMILY HANDOUT)/ Washington (AFP) - Two death row inmates have won last minute reprieves, including a man whose father pleaded for his life even though his son had hired a hitman to kill his family, officials say. Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued the rare reprieve for Thomas Bartlett "Bart" Whitaker, 38, who had been sentenced to die Thursday for a 2003 murder-for-hire that took his ...
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