Texas Mother on Death Row 'Actually Innocent' in Daughter's Death, Judge Says: 'She Did Not Kill Her'
A Texas judge says that a mother who was previously convicted in 2008 of capital murder in the February 2007 death of her 2-year-old daughter is 'actually innocent,' as Texas’s Court of Criminal Appeals can now decide on her release.
A Texas death row inmate is ‘actually innocent’ of her toddler’s murder and her conviction should be overturned, judge finds
Melissa Lucio was two days away from being put to death in Texas for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter when an appeals court intervened in 2022. Now, a judge says Lucio never committed the crime at all.
Texas inmate Melissa Lucio is ‘actually innocent’ of killing daughter, judge says
Efforts to free a Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter have received a significant boost.
Judge says death row inmate Melissa Lucio is "actually innocent," recommends 2008 conviction be overturned
Melissa Lucio has been on death row in Texas since she was convicted in the death of her 2-year-old daughter in 2008.
“Actually innocent” | Judge recommends overturning death row inmate Melissa Lucio’s conviction, sending case to Texas high court
Judge Arturo Nelson said there was clear and convincing evidence that the death of Lucio’s 2-year-old daughter, Mariah, was caused by a fall.
Texas mom on death row ‘actually innocent’ after new evidence and Kim Kardashian intervention
Melissa Lucio, a mother of 14 living in Brownsville, Texas, was arrested and charged in 2007 for the murder of her two-year-old daughter Mariah Alvarez who had turned purple and unresponsive at
Texas judge says death row inmate is innocent in daughter’s death
Melissa Lucio may be set free after findings that prosecutors withheld evidence that her 2-year-old died of an accidental fall.
Texas mother on death row, supported by Kim Kardashian, is ‘actually innocent' of murder, judge says
A death row inmate convicted of killing her toddler daughter is “actually innocent” of murder and should be freed from custody, the prisoner’s trial judge said in documents unearthed on Thursday.
Texas death row inmate is ‘actually innocent’ of killing her daughter, judge says
Efforts to free Melissa Lucio, a Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter, were significantly bolstered after a judge concluded that she is “actually innocent” of capital murder.
Texas Judge Finds Mother on Death Row Innocent in Daughter’s Death
In a court filing, the judge said the conviction of Melissa Lucio, whose scheduled execution in 2022 was halted, should be overturned. The state’s highest criminal court will now decide.
Texas’ Melissa Lucio ‘innocent’ of killing daughter, judge says. But what’s next?
Lucio has maintained her innocence in the South Texas case and has garnered support from celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and a bipartisan group of lawmakers.
Melissa Lucio case: Girl's death was accident, not murder, judge says
Melissa Lucio was found guilty of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, who died in 2007. A judge now says she's innocent.
Melissa Lucio Could Have Texas Death Sentence Overturned
"After 16 years on death row, it's time for the nightmare to end," Vanessa Potkin, one of Lucio's attorneys said.