Coy Wayne Wesbrook
Coy Wayne Wesbrook | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 1, 1958 |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Date | November 13, 1997 |
| Location(s) | Channelview, Texas |
| Killed | 4 |
| Injured | 1 |
| Weapons | .36-caliber hunting rifle |
Coy Wayne Wesbrook (b. February 1, 1958) is an American mass murderer and death row inmate, convicted for the murders of four people in Channelview, Texas on November 13, 1997.[1]
Murder rampage
On November 13, 1997, Wesbrook was asked by his former girlfriend, Gloria Coons, to visit her. When he arrived at her house, he found her having a party with two other males and two females.[1] Wesbrook, who had gone there with hopes of rebuilding the relationship with Coons, got into a fit of rage when the party's attendants began to mock him because of Coons' cheating on him in the bedroom.[1] At some point in the evening, Wesbrook noticed that his ex-wife and two of the men had slipped away, and when he went into the bedroom, he found her having sex with both of the men.[1] Wesbrook then went to his truck and pulled out his .36-caliber hunting rifle and returned to the residence. He then fatally shot his ex-wife and all three of the males in the residence.[1] Another female was injured, but survived the shooting. A neighbor who heard gunshots at about 2 a.m., grabbed a cellular phone, went next door, saw the bodies, and called 911. Wesbrook was arrested at the scene.[1]
Trial and conviction
His trial began in 1998, due to his low IQ, the defense asked the jury to show mercy for Wesbrook. However, on the other side, the prosecution said that Wesbrook had been fully aware of what he was doing was wrong and that that made him fully responsible for his actions. The prosecution immediately sought the death penalty.[2] Finally, the jury found Wesbrook guilty and fully responsible for his actions and recommended the death sentence.[2] On September 2, 1998, Coy Wayne Wesbrook was sentenced to death.[2]
Since then, he has lost all of his appeals to the sentence.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "True Crime Stories". Word Press. Word Press. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Texas Execution Information Center". Texas Execution Information Center News. Texas Execution Information Center News. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ^ "Killer of five in 1997 loses death sentence appeal". Amarillo.com. Amarillo.com. Retrieved July 7, 2013.