Texas man convicted of 2 fatal shootings becomes the first person executed in the U.S. this year

Charles Victor Thompson was condemned for the April 1998 shooting deaths of his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend at her ...

Chilling last words of death row double-murderer Charles Thompson before his execution: ‘Traumatizes more people’

A DOUBLE-MURDERER told the families of his victims that his execution would “traumatize more people” and begged for forgiveness moments before he died. Killer Charles Victor Thompson, ...
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After nearly 30 years on death row, Texas executes Harris County man for 1998 double murder

Charles Victor Thompson, 55, was executed by the state of Texas at 6:50pm on Jan. 28, 2026. Thompson was convicted of murdering his former girlfriend and her new boyfriend in 1998.
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Texas executes man convicted of 1998 double murder

Charles Thompson was sentenced in 1999 for killing his then-girlfriend and another man. His execution in Texas is the first ...

Charles Thompson captured after 2005 escape

Convicted murderer Charles Thompson attends a hearing after his capture following a 2005 escape from jail. Thompson's escape ...

Grieving son to attend execution of mom's killer: 'It's been tough'

Nearly 30 years after killing Dennise Hayslip and her new boyfriend, 55-year-old Charles Victor Thompson is set to be executed in Texas on Jan. 28.

Texas killer asks victims' families for forgiveness before becoming first execution of 2026

Texas carried out the nation’s first execution of the year, putting to death a man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and ...