Overview
- Ricks, 51, was pronounced dead at 6:55 p.m. CDT in Huntsville following a lethal injection of pentobarbital.
- He was condemned for fatally stabbing Roxann Sanchez, 30, and her eight-year-old son, Anthony Figueroa, in Bedford in 2013.
- Sanchez’s older son, Marcus Figueroa, survived 25 stab wounds by feigning death and later witnessed the execution without visible reaction.
- In his final statement, Ricks repeatedly apologized to the victims’ relatives, addressing Marcus directly and expressing remorse.
- The U.S. Supreme Court rejected his bid alleging race-based juror exclusion, and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied clemency or a reprieve.