Texas to execute man who killed his girlfriend and her eight-year-old son in 2013
Supreme court recently rejected Cedric Ricks’ claim that potential jurors in his trial were eliminated based on raceSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA north Texas man faces execution on Wednesday for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her...
<p>Supreme court recently rejected Cedric Ricks’ claim that potential jurors in his trial were eliminated based on race</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&utm_campaign=BN22326&utm_content=signup&utm_term=standfirst&utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB">Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox</a></p></li></ul><p>A north <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/texas">Texas</a> man faces execution on Wednesday for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her eight-year-old son nearly 13 years ago.</p><p>Cedric Ricks was sentenced to death for the May 2013 killings of 30-year-old Roxann Sanchez and her son Anthony Figueroa at their apartment in Bedford, a suburb in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Sanchez’s 12-year-old son, Marcus Figueroa, was injured during the attack.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/11/texas-execution-cedric-ricks">Continue reading...</a>
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