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Texas, Oklahoma Men Executed on the Same Day

James Pavatt in Oklahoma and John Allen Rubio in Texas were executed Thursday. Rubio beheaded three children in 2003.

  • Texas executed John Allen Rubio for 2003 beheading of children.
  • Oklahoma executed James Pavatt for 2001 murder of lover's husband.
  • Second same-day executions for Texas and Oklahoma this year.

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