Texas man who maintained innocence was executed via lethal injection for killing pastor
Steven Lawayne Nelson, 37, was killed via lethal injection on Wednesday evening in the second execution in the country of the year.
Steven Nelson Final Words Before Texas Execution
Nelson was accused of killing 28-year-old pastor Clinton "Clint" Dobson in 2011. Nelson entered NorthPointe Baptist Church in Arlington and allegedly attacked Dobson and 69-year-old secretary Judy Elliott. Nelson was on probation for the assault of his girlfriend at the time.
Execution of man convicted of killing pastor in 2011 scheduled Wednesday
Steven Lawayne Nelson has maintained that while he participated unknowingly in a violent church robbery, he did not harm anyone.
Steven Nelson executed in Texas despite innocence claims
Steven Nelson was executed by lethal injection in Texas on Wednesday for the 2011 murder of a pastor that he insisted he did not commit.
'I'm not a lost cause': Steven Nelson, set to be executed by Texas, makes final arguments
Nelson, 37, was convicted of the 2011 murder of the Rev. Clint Dobson in a robbery that turned fatal inside Dobson's own church just west of Dallas.
Texas to execute Steven Nelson today for ambitious young pastor's murder. What to know.
Texas is set to execute Steven Nelson by lethal injection on Wednesday for the 2011 murder of beloved pastor Clint Dobson, who was just beginning his ministerial career.
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Death row inmate set to be executed for murdering pastor insists innocence in bold seven-word admission
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