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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Final Appeal as Texas Executes Ramey

By Drooid · Sep 27, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC · How we work

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Texas executed Ker'Sean Ramey, 41, for the August 2005 Edna triple murder.
The lethal injection was administered at 6:34 p.m. at Huntsville state penitentiary.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Ramey’s final appeal hours before the execution.
Prosecutors called the appeal meritless and said Ramey showed an escalating criminal pattern.
Ramey’s lawyers argued jurors never heard mitigating evidence about his abusive childhood and poverty.

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Texas executed Ker'Sean Ramey, 41, for the August 2005 Edna triple murder.
The lethal injection was administered at 6:34 p.m. at Huntsville state penitentiary.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Ramey’s final appeal hours before the execution.
Prosecutors called the appeal meritless and said Ramey showed an escalating criminal pattern.
Ramey’s lawyers argued jurors never heard mitigating evidence about his abusive childhood and poverty.