Joe Fedelfido Gonzales
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- Gender
- male
- Country
- USA
- Location
- Potter County. Texas, USA
- Date of birth
- November 17, 1960
- Age at first offence
- 32
- Characteristics
- robbery
- Victim profile
- William J. Veader (male, 50)
- Method of murder
- Shooting
- Date(s) of murder
- October 19, 1992
- Years active
- 1992
- Date of arrest
- —
- Status
-
Executed
Executed by lethal injection in Texas on September 18, 1996
Timeline
- September 18, 1996 — Joe Fedelfido Gonzales was executed by lethal injection in Texas.
- 1992 — Gonzales pleaded guilty to killing William J. Veader.
- 1992 — William J. Veader, 50, was killed by a single shot to the head in his rental home in Amarillo.
Background
Joe Fedelfido Gonzales was executed by lethal injection on September 18, 1996, in Texas after spending only eight months on death row. Gonzales was the 107th person to be executed in Texas since the death penalty was reinstated in 1982. Gonzales pleaded guilty to killing William J. Veader in 1992. By waiving all rights to appeal, Gonzales spent less time on death row than any previously executed Texas inmate.
The offence
William J. Veader, 50, was killed by a single shot to the head in his rental home in Amarillo in 1992.
Trial
Veader in 1992.
Sentencing
Gonzales was executed on September 18, 1996, after spending only eight months on death row.
Appeals
Although the Legislature enacted a law to speed up the appeals process in death penalty cases, the process has been delayed by a lack of money to pay lawyers appointed to represent death penalty inmates.
Outcome
Joe Fedelfido Gonzales was executed September 18, 1996, by lethal injection after spending only eight months on death row.
Aftermath
Last Statement: There are people all over the world who face things worse than death on a daily basis, and in that sense I consider myself lucky. I cannot find the words to express the sadness I feel for bringing this hurt and pain on my loved ones. I will not ask forgiveness for the decisions I have made in this judicial process, only acceptance. God bless you all.
Other details
- Offender: Joe F. Gonzalez, Jr. #999177.
- Victim: William J. Veader (age 50).
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