putting Texas and George W. Bush under the spotlight on the death penalty How did Hughes take the news that his death would be surrounded by satirical fanfare? Kill 'em to the right. The death penalty, being racially and economically biased, fails to act as a reliable deterrent. Billy continued his control. While the cop killer "abused the system," he also became a college graduate (with two degrees in religion), a paralegal, an anti-death-penalty lobbyist, a well-known cartoonist and, at least according to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a humanitarian. P, P-O, P-O-W-E-R . attorney at Hughes' 2nd trial, also felt Hughes' claims of innocence Trooper Mark Frederick was later declared dead in the ambulance en route to the Sealy Medical Center. Lethal injection, rah, rah, rah! "I bet you have Monica Lewinsky sex!" As the Ford sped away, Reichert shot several times at the car. While in Alma, Arkansas, in 2005, he apparently died in his sleep. Mark (1995) - FOR 19 years, Billy Hughes Jr. has called Texas' death row home. While in prison, Hughes earned two college degrees, developed a comic The law, being the law, and being so rigorously applied in Texas somehow qualifies Governor Bush as being competent, desirable, admirable and, damn it man, tough enough to become King of the Hill in Washington come November, even if he was never a POW -- even in Midland, Texas where everyone does hard time. Thank you for visiting DeathrecordsByName.org, an acknowledged and trusted online death records data provider, which will enable you to use a network of various information databases to assist you find Death Records. He's a killing machine! Prior to his first trial, Hughes told examining psychiatrists that he had consumed large quantities of beer on the day of the offense which led to "spotty amnesia" around the time of the offense. "After 24 long years, this family has spent vacation time and funds The jury took only 47 minutes to sentence Hughes to death. FACTS OF THE CRIME The piece, which will include a segment shot in Florida, is "a celebration," says Awful Truth producer Dave Hamilton, "of two states who have long embraced the death penalty and turned their ability to kill Americans into a state pastime." Trooper Reichert got out of the patrol car almost immediately after Frederick did. Finally, and I know most would not agree, Texas will one day be in the forefront of death penalty abolition. Dr. Jachimczyk found that the wounds that Trooper Frederick received were consistent with being shot with a 9 millimeter handgun, with Frederick's left side turned down toward the driver, and that the gun fired at Frederick was at least two feet away from him. "They were doing synchronized Mr. Fuccillo was 64 years old who died at his home in Florida. Another officer tapped him on the shoulder to make certain his commissary account would be entirely erased. A petition for writ of certiorari is pending in the Supreme Court. When the clerk confronted Hughes in his room about the stolen card, she noticed a gun on his bed. Method ofMurder Billy Hughes Jr. was convicted in 1976 of fatally shooting 25-year-old state trooper and father Mark Frederick. Clements said that members of a production company that filmed the Frederick's mother, Pat Teer of Houston, said the fact that Hughes still Hughes next headed for Jacksonville, Florida, where he sawed off the barrel of the shotgun as short as possible and concealed it in his trunk. As the 40th anniversary of Billy Collins Jr vs Luis Resto approaches next year, WBN remembers the devastating events. Wearing blue jeans, a baseball cap and a windbreaker that looked a lot like the state flag, he fit right in. Two days later, a helicopter approached a field where a suspect was reportedly seen. That did it. 1976 shooting death of Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Mark "If there was a positive out of this, for the first time ever the 2 William F. Buckley would not agree. I want the guys to know out there not to give up, I treasure every and you all watch out for Mom and you all keep up, keep going. another purpose. He was a role model that anyone could aspire to emulate. While unexpected and downright surreal, I think that marching bands and cheerleaders are just what are needed at Texas executions, which by their nature are dismal, depressing and decidedly anti-photo-op for aspiring politicians large and small. Death! It startled me to read his venomous condemnation of Billy or any other prisoner's attempts to remain as human and humanized as possible from deep inside prison, from behind the locked doors and concrete walls and razor wire barriers which hide the reality of doing time from the rest of the world. In his testimony at trial, Hughes related the details of a lengthy crime spree that ended with the capital murder of Trooper Mark Frederick. (1962), My Six Loves(1963) Television Hughes returned to Nashville, Tennessee, where his car was broken into and two .45's were stolen. It doesn't have to be. Hughes immediately sped away from the scene as Trooper Reichert fired six times at the fleeing vehicle. The piece, which will include a segment shot in Florida, is "a celebration," says Awful Truth producer Dave Hamilton, "of two states who have long embraced the death penalty and turned their ability to kill Americans into a state pastime." He was only 57 years young. In 1988, on retrial Hughes was again convicted and sentenced to death. Pat Robertson and thousands of others around the world -- and his mockery of her plea for mercy in a later magazine interview -- leaves more than his hands dirty. MEDIA ADVISORY: BILLY GEORGE HUGHES SCHEDULED TO BE EXECUTED. would claim his innocence was hard to take. Birthday: November 28, 1948. killed Frederick. Former Taylor VFD chief charged with stealing over $300K - FOX 7 Austin my debt to society, I am due a rebate and a refund, but I love you all, While in Alabama, Hughes stole Harold Martin's credit card, a diamond ring from Sam Caldwell, and some checks from Caldwell. The staff replied in kind, "Billy if you get a stay, we'll let you drive back!" He's a killing machine! But Atwood said he was ultimately saddened by the pain the event could That would be Billy. TX We were never allowed to touch or embrace him. Lamp of Hope While many DPS officers were on hand for the execution, so were several BILLY HUGHES JR. - Executed on January 24, 2000. Approaching the Ford behind Frederick, Reichert heard a muffled shot and observed Frederick grunt and lurch to the side. Billy George Hughes Jr. - one was a group of more than 20 uniformed Texas Following a punishment hearing, Hughes was sentenced to death. anti-death penalty personalities, including representatives of the We kill more than any other state! The suspect, who was later identified as Hughes, called local television and radio stations and threatened to blow up two local hospitals unless the three banks paid him $100,000. "What if after examination the doctor detects a heartbeat?" Glen McGinnis who was executed the next evening after Billy was only 17 when he committed the murder. "To get us on the same page, you know it had to they shouted at him from both sides. The murder conviction and death sentence were reversed on appeal due to a jury selection error. It wasn't so long ago that the institution of slavery along with maiming, stoning, burning at the stake, drawing and quartering, public flogging and a plethora of other "punishments" were held sacrosanct as "the law." While in Beaumont, he used Martin's credit card to check into the Castle Motel. been served. He was also a longtime friend of Hughes's, even receiving a posthumous, and postage-due, letter from the inmate expressing his love, admiration and gratitude as he headed for his "final sunset." See all obituaries for Billy Hughes. The amorality of the death penalty has long been recognized for what it is throughout Europe and much of the rest of the world. ABOLISH Archives (The Huntsville Item) ". Rounds further testified that Hughes liked guns and was a good shot, and that he once choked her until her mother intervened. He's a killing machine! He was an American actor during the 1960s and 70s. "I guess I should expect it but I didn't expect that Mr. Hughes would go Hughes then left Nashville and headed for Montgomery, Alabama. say they happened, and the truth will come out someday. In the seventies and eighties, I walked the halls of the State Capitol and talked "face-to-face" with conservative as well as liberal legislators on prison reform and the death penalty. Pat Robertson and thousands of others around the world -- and his mockery of her plea for mercy in a later magazine interview -- leaves more than his hands dirty. They were already standing, but they sure hollered. Hughes next headed for Jacksonville, Florida, where he sawed off the barrel of the shotgun as short as possible and concealed it in his trunk. We were so moved by his final words that I mistakenly thought the warden was too when he removed his glasses. penalty, which I agree with," he said, adding that initially some of the It meant having his picture taken with "free world" friends with a partial glass and screen partition separating me from Billy. who actually witnessed the execution on Hughes' behalf. "To get us on the same page, you know it had to Mark A. Frederick OFFICERW / M / 25 William F. Buckley would not agree. After Hughes pulled onto an interstate exit ramp, Trooper Mark Frederick approached the driver's side of the Ford. From his cell at the Ellis Unit north of Huntsville, the baby-faced killer from Montgomery, Ala., has drawn and marketed greeting cards, launched a series of appeals, argued against the death penalty as a registered lobbyist and charmed the media. Nah, nah, nah, nah Nah, nah, nah, nah Hey, hey, hey, Good-bye. But, the prison staff and Billy, I think, knew this execution was going to happen that evening. His nsensitivity towards Karla Faye Tucker's petition for clemency Inside the unit, when asked if he had any last words, 47-year-old Hughes, Re: What Happened??? and then "Texas, Texas, you're so great, You kill more than any state!". were a family member of the officer I would have felt terrible, and I But Hughes, who was wanted for credit card theft when Frederick pulled him over, claimed he had merely returned fire when the officers shot at him as he reached for his wallet, and he managed to avoid his death sentence for 24 years by launching numerous appeals. If there had been cheerleaders, which there were, you can bet he wasn't surprised. In pigtails, letter sweaters and red-pleated skirts, the fresh-faced drill team chanted, "We are Texas" and "Go, George, Go." The clerk then left Hughes's room to notify the motel security guard of the problem. that time he collected two college degrees, wrote a book and a movie Texas is good, Texas is great. man executed for Frederick's murder. "Do you wait 10 years to send a robber to prison?" they shouted at him from both sides. Date ofMurder I want the guys to know out there not to give up, not to give in, that I hope someday the madness in the system--something will come about, something will be resolved. Frederick and his wife, Jane, had a small child, Denise, and were expecting another. death penalty after the Hughes execution Monday. I treasure every moment that I have had. The death penalty kills innocent people, ignores the mitigating circumstances of juveniles who have committed murder, denies the inherent innocence afforded in most other instances to those who are mentally ill or retarded even as it sanctions violence while making a mockery of justice. car to question him about a stolen credit card. seeking justice, living our worst nightmares over and over and over. They are executing an innocent man because things did not happen as they say they happened, and the truth will come out some day. the officers shot at him, leading him to fire one shot which struck and "His story about what happened is not Billy Hughes #556 was executed January 24th in Huntsville. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Hughes was an only child; at the time of their marriage, in June 1861, his parents were both 37 years old. Every one ofthose countries which have ended their "danse macabre" with capital punishment now experience far less violence and fewer murders than does the U.S. A massive manhunt involving as many as 500 Frederick on Interstate 10 in Sealy as Frederick walked toward Hughes' criminal. As he approached the vehicle, Hughes -- wanted for theft by credit card -- opened fire. On Christmas Day, Billy was found dead. However, at a second psychiatric interview prior to his second trial, he denied having any amnesia and stated that he recalled everything about the offense. On April 13, 1994, that court affirmed his conviction in a published opinion. BILLY HUGHES JR. Died Dec. 20, 2005 Former child actor Billy Hughes died at age 57. several musicians marched down the street between the groups. not to give in, that I hope someday the madness in the system - something "I'll be happy not to hear any more lies," she added. Soon thereafter, a massive manhunt began for Hughes, involving as many as five hundred law enforcement officers. Billy Hughes (actor) Wiki, Biography, Age, Career, Relationship, Net George W. Bush's Billy Fuccillo's Cause of Death, Long Illness Related. After sitting out one year because of his transfer from . Hughes then returned to Fair Hope and retrieved some clothing from a cleaners and attempted to fake his death at a local beach by leaving his shirt and pager. Don't give up, don't give in. They deny the self evident, mesmerized, perhaps, by their mutual admiration, their incestuous and cannibalistic self-promotion. Billy Hughes (actor) - Wikipedia We've got power. Hughes then filed a petition for certiorari in the Supreme Court which was denied on October 14, 1997. was subsequently murdered," she said. The execution was scheduled for 6 PM. he asked, pushing the limits of playing dumb. Truth" denied any deception in filming the event. Over the next 24 years, Hughes was twice convicted of the crime. Another officer tapped him on the shoulder to make certain his commissary account would be entirely erased. Date ofBirth He comes in only to pronounce death." family has to go through what we have been through. Summary of Incident On the evening of April 4, 1976, Billy George Hughes checked into the Days Inn Motel in Brookshire (west of Houston), Texas, using a stolen credit card. He was previously married to Aida. A search of the car revealed the following items: one holster for an automatic handgun on the front seat, one holster for a revolver in the glove compartment, and the following items in the trunk of the car: a fully loaded .30 caliber carbine; a loaded, sawed-off short barrel twelve-gauge shotgun; a .300 Magnum rifle; extra .38 caliber shotgun ammunition; and a Halloween mask. "We do have a lot of feeling of compassion for the police officer's In fact, composure and "extra mile" consideration seemed to permeate the day as the prison staff went about the ritual of the execution. Hughes then fled the scene and hid until he was captured in the manhunt on April 6, 1976. They have been manipulated by the politicians who have set up this "death machine" that seems to be functioning on automatic pilot. CURE began in San Antonio, Texas, in 1972, expanded statewide in 1975 and nationally in 1985. ) Most of these words came from Billy who was interrupted occasionally with the details of his impending execution. Hughes' second conviction and sentence were automatically appealed to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. After Hughes pulled onto an interstate exit ramp, Trooper Mark Frederick approached the driver's side of the Ford. CURE began in San Antonio, Texas, in 1972, expanded statewide in 1975 and nationally in 1985. largest tenures on death row. Billy Fuccillo's cause of death was related to his health problems. The purpose of the celebration "was to mock executions and to embarrass I want the guys to know out there not to give up, not to give in, that I hope someday the madness in the system--something will come about, something will be resolved. On January 15, 1998, the federal district court denied Hughes's petition for writ of habeas corpus and vacated the previously issued stay of execution. But, I began to see that he was dying as his body went limp and his eyes kept closing even though they never fully shut.
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