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'''Vaughn Ross''' (September 4, 1971 – July 18, 2013) was a [[Texas]] murderer with a prior doctorate degree in architecture, who was convicted for the January 31, 2001, murders of Douglas Birdsall, 53, and Viola Ross McVade, 18, in [[Lubbock County]], [[Texas]], United States.<ref name="twitter1">[https://twitter.com/carinabergfeldt/status/358011598863998977/photo/1 Vaughn Ross final statement]. Twitter.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-19.</ref><ref>Cooper, Robbie (2013-07-17) [http://urbangrounds.com/2013/07/execution-ross-vaughn/ EXECUTION WATCH: Vaughn Ross (TX)]. UrbanGrounds. Retrieved on 2013-07-19.</ref><ref>[http://www.myfoxlubbock.com/news/local/story/vaughn-ross-viola-ross-mcvade-douglas-birdsall/WKtS7zlo8k2ttqZnzjbujA.cspx Lubbock man scheduled to be executed for double murder |myFOXlubbock.com | FOX 34 News Lubbock, Texas]. myFOXlubbock.com (2013-07-17). Retrieved on 2013-07-19.</ref> |
'''Vaughn Ross''' (September 4, 1971 – July 18, 2013) was a [[Texas]] murderer with a prior doctorate degree in architecture, who was convicted for the January 31, 2001, murders of Douglas Birdsall, 53, and Viola Ross McVade, 18, in [[Lubbock County]], [[Texas]], United States.<ref name="twitter1">[https://twitter.com/carinabergfeldt/status/358011598863998977/photo/1 Vaughn Ross final statement]. Twitter.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-19.</ref><ref>Cooper, Robbie (2013-07-17) [http://urbangrounds.com/2013/07/execution-ross-vaughn/ EXECUTION WATCH: Vaughn Ross (TX)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805225038/http://urbangrounds.com/2013/07/execution-ross-vaughn/ |date=2013-08-05 }}. UrbanGrounds. Retrieved on 2013-07-19.</ref><ref>[http://www.myfoxlubbock.com/news/local/story/vaughn-ross-viola-ross-mcvade-douglas-birdsall/WKtS7zlo8k2ttqZnzjbujA.cspx Lubbock man scheduled to be executed for double murder |myFOXlubbock.com | FOX 34 News Lubbock, Texas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108085315/http://www.myfoxlubbock.com/news/local/story/vaughn-ross-viola-ross-mcvade-douglas-birdsall/WKtS7zlo8k2ttqZnzjbujA.cspx |date=2014-01-08 }}. myFOXlubbock.com (2013-07-17). Retrieved on 2013-07-19.</ref> |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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Vaughn Ross | |
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| Born | September 4, 1971 |
| Died | July 18, 2013 (aged 41) Huntsville, Texas |
| Criminal charge | Murder |
| Penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | Douglas Birdsall Viola Ross McVade |
| Locations | Lubbock, Texas |
Vaughn Ross (September 4, 1971 – July 18, 2013) was a Texas murderer with a prior doctorate degree in architecture, who was convicted for the January 31, 2001, murders of Douglas Birdsall, 53, and Viola Ross McVade, 18, in Lubbock County, Texas, United States.[1][2][3]
Background
Viola was the sister of Ross's girlfriend. Douglas Birdsall had been the associate dean at the Texas Tech library. Ross shot both victims. Later the same day, a mountain biker came across the murder scene and found both Douglas's and Viola's bodies in a car.[4] DNA on a latex glove found in Birdsall's car and a sweatshirt found in Ross's apartment were two things that linked Ross to the double murder.[4] In 2002 Ross was found guilty and sentenced to death by lethal injection by a jury.[5]
Ross received attention in Sweden after he agreed to be part of a special theme week about the death penalty in the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet.[6] Aftonbladet covered his case and his last week alive before his execution and reported live from outside the prison on the day of the execution.[7]
Ross left a final statement before being executed which was revealed to Aftonbladet reporter Carina Bergfeldt.[1]
See also
- Capital punishment in Texas
- List of people executed in Texas, 2010–
- Lists of people executed in Texas
References
- ^ a b Vaughn Ross final statement. Twitter.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-19.
- ^ Cooper, Robbie (2013-07-17) EXECUTION WATCH: Vaughn Ross (TX) Archived 2013-08-05 at the Wayback Machine. UrbanGrounds. Retrieved on 2013-07-19.
- ^ Lubbock man scheduled to be executed for double murder |myFOXlubbock.com | FOX 34 News Lubbock, Texas Archived 2014-01-08 at the Wayback Machine. myFOXlubbock.com (2013-07-17). Retrieved on 2013-07-19.
- ^ a b Vaughn Ross Execution: Ex-grad student set to die for killing 2 in Texas – Crimesider. CBS News (2013-07-13). Retrieved on 2013-07-19.
- ^ Jury deliberates fate of Ross | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock Online (2002-09-24). Retrieved on 2013-07-19.
- ^ Om en vecka ska Ross dö | Nyheter | Aftonbladet. Aftonbladet.se (2013-07-11). Retrieved on 2013-07-19.
- ^ Bergfeldt, Carina (2013-07-18) I dag ska Vaughn Ross dö | En vecka med döden. Bloggar.aftonbladet.se. Retrieved on 2013-07-19. Archived July 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine