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.
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
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.
Death row inmate Melissa Lucio 'innocent' in daughter's death, judge finds
The family of Melissa Lucio expressed hope that the death row inmate would be freed after a judge concluded that Lucio is “innocent” in the death of her daughter.
Texas judge finds mother on death row innocent in daughter’s death
Lucio, 56, who lived in the border city of Harlingen, was sentenced to death in 2008 after her daughter, Mariah Alvarez, died as a result of what prosecutors said was the mother’s physical abuse.
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.
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.
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 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
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.
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.
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Mom Facing Execution For Tragic Passing Of 2YO Daughter Declared “Actually Innocent” By Judge
Lucio, from Brownsville, Texas, was arrested in 2007 following the passing of her 2-year-old daughter, Mariah Álvarez, who ...
Death Row mum 'actually innocent' and justice finally served thanks to Kim Kardashian
Mum-of-14 Melissa Lucio was jailed on the basis of the flawed testimonies of a Texas Ranger and Medical Examiner, with a judge believing any reasonable jury would find her innocent today ...