The highest court in Texas on Tuesday issued a rare stay of execution for David Leonard Wood, who has always denied being the so-called "Desert Killer" and reiterated his innocence in a recent ...

LIVINGSTON, Texas - David Leonard Wood is angry. He’s angry that he’s been on Texas Death Row for nearly four decades when no DNA evidence links him to the murders of six women and girls in El Paso.

Texas death row inmate David Leonard Wood's execution, which had been set for this week, was halted by a Texas appeals court on Tuesday. Wood, 67, has spent nearly 33 years on death row and had been ...

David Leonard Wood has had his second execution stayed by a court. In 2009, he was about 24 hours away from execution when it was halted over claims he is intellectually disabled. Mike Graczyk / AP ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas appeals court on Tuesday halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die by lethal injection this week over the killings of ...

Court halts execution for Texas man accused of assaulting, killing at least six girls The Texas Attorney General’s Office has fought against new DNA tests and various courts have denied Wood’s request ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The notorious Desert Killer, David Leonard Wood, is scheduled for execution next week, more than three decades after a series of brutal murders shook the Borderland.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals remanded David Leonard Wood's death penalty case back to a trial court. Wood's attorneys allege constitutional violations, including claims of innocence and ...

WAYNESVILLE, Mo. (KY3) - Pulaski, Laclede, Texas, and Phelps Counties make up the Fort Leonard Wood region, an area notable for its ties to the only army installation in the state. But it’s not just ...