AP This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Michael John Yowell. Yowell, 43, is set to be executed Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, for the 1998 slayings of John and Carol Yowell, his parents. (AP Photo/Texas Department of Criminal Justice) HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man was put to death Wednesday evening for killing his parents at their Lubbock home 15 years ago during a drug-influenced rampage that also left his 89-year-old grandmother dead. Michael Yowell, 43, told witnesses, including his daughters and his ex-wife, that he loved them. "Punch the button," he told the warden. He took several deep breaths, then began snoring. Within...
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