Overview
- Thompson was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m. local time Wednesday after a lethal injection at the state prison in Huntsville, Texas.
- He was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend Glenda Dennise Hayslip, 39, and her partner Darren Keith Cain, 30, in a Houston-area apartment on April 30, 1998.
- In brief final remarks, he apologized and asked the victims’ families for forgiveness.
- The execution was the first in the United States in 2026, reflecting Texas’s continued use of capital punishment.
- His case included decades of appeals and a 2005 escape followed by recapture three days later, as the U.S. recorded 47 executions in 2025, nearly 50% more than in 2024.