Convicted torture killer executed in Texas

A paroled burglar who claimed he wanted to be a serial killer of minorities was executed in Huntsville, Texas, for the torture-murder eight years ago of a 19-year-old mentally impaired woman who once worked with him.

Robert Neville, apologising profusely before his execution last night, addressed his victim’s mother by name as she and her two daughters stood close to the glass with their arms around each other.