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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Texas executed Steven Nelson by lethal injection on Wednesday for the 2011 murder of a beloved young pastor. Nelson, who was ...

A Texas man convicted of beating and suffocating a Dallas area pastor in his own church during a robbery was facing execution on Wednesday, the second scheduled execution in the U.S. so far this year.

Nelson maintains his innocence, claiming two accomplices committed the murder while he robbed the church. The victim's family supports the execution, while Nelson's supporters, including his wife, are ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — This article was originally published by our content partners at the Texas Tribune. Read the original article here. Barring a last-minute stay, Steven Lawayne Nelson is set to be ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas man convicted of beating and suffocating a Dallas area pastor in his church during a robbery was put to death Wednesday evening, the second execution in the U.S. this year ...

A Texas man convicted of beating and suffocating a Dallas area pastor in his church during a robbery was put to death Wednesday evening, the second execution in the U.S. this year and the first of ...

HUNTSVILLE - As Steven Nelson lay on the execution gurney Wednesday evening, more than a decade after his conviction in the death of an Arlington pastor, two families bound by his actions turned to ...