John William King is scheduled to be executed at 6 pm CDT, on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at the Walls Unit of the Huntsville State Penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. John is convicted of the murder of 49-year-old James Byrd, Jr., on June 7, 1998, in Jasper, Texas. John has spent the last 19 years on Texas’ death row.
On June 7, 1998, police responded to a call and discovered the body of an African-American male lying in the road. The head, neck, and right arm were missing and discovered approximately a mile and a half up the road. The remains of the victims pants and underwear were around his ankles.
John King DOES NOT lack the mental capacity to be executed. He survived 19 years on Death Row at an expense of some $1.5m dollars of Texas Taxpayer money. Good riddance.