Overview

• Xavier Davis was sentenced to death on April 17, 2025, for the 2021 murders of Donyavia Lagway, Gregory Carhee, and their 6-year-old daughter Harmony Carhee in their Houston apartment.
• Davis pleaded guilty to the killings in late March 2025, moments before the trial began, and declined to testify during the proceedings.
• Prosecutors described Davis as a career criminal since adolescence, detailing his violent actions during the murders, including critically wounding a 10-year-old girl who survived by playing dead.
• The defense highlighted Davis's impoverished and abusive upbringing, arguing that his traumatic childhood contributed to his criminal behavior and warranted life imprisonment instead of the death penalty.
• Co-defendant Alexus Williams, accused of orchestrating the murders as revenge against one of the victims, faces separate capital murder charges with pre-trial proceedings underway.