Texas Court Halts Execution of David Wood Over Questions of Evidence

The stay comes two days before Wood's scheduled execution, as new claims of fabricated testimony and untested DNA evidence surface.

David Leonard Wood, convicted of the 1987 'Desert Killer' murders in El Paso, has maintained his innocence for over three decades.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a rare stay of execution to review claims of fabricated testimony and untested DNA evidence.
Key prosecution evidence included testimony from jailhouse informants who received incentives, raising concerns about their credibility.
Defense attorneys argue that out of over 150 pieces of evidence, only three were tested for DNA, with one result excluding Wood as the contributor.
A new declaration from a former inmate alleges police pressured witnesses to lie, adding to doubts about the integrity of Wood's conviction.