Garcia Glen White

Garcia Glen White (February 4, 1963 – October 1, 2024) was an American murderer, rapist, and suspected serial killer. He was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1989 triple murder of a woman and her two teenage daughters in Houston, Texas, and is also the prime suspect in two additional murders with which he was never charged.

Early life Garcia Glen White was born on February 4, 1963, in Houston, Texas, as one of several siblings. He attended the Wheatley High School, where he was noted for his love for football, and later continued his studies at the Lubbock Christian University. A knee injury prematurely ended his career, after which White had to drop out and work menial jobs as a fry cook, house painter, and sandblaster. Shortly after this, he also developed a drug addiction that would lead him to become more violent.

Murders During the autumn of 1989, White went to a crack house in Houston, where he had an argument with a 27-year-old prostitute named Greta Williams. In the ensuing scuffle, Williams was beaten to death, but White was not connected to this crime at the time.

After this, he began visiting another crack house - an apartment in northeast Houston occupied by 38-year-old Bonita Edwards, a jobless widow with twin 16-year-old daughters, Bernette and Annette. The apartment was frequently used as a safe area for drug users, much to the dismay of Edwards' daughters, who had attempted to move in with their grandmother out of fear. On November 30, White went to the apartment intending to use drugs and have sex with Bonita, but became angry when she refused. He then pulled out a knife and stabbed her multiple times, alarming her two daughters. He then went to the bedroom, where he sexually assaulted Annette before stabbing her in the chest and slashing her throat, then proceeding to the bathroom, where he did the same with Bernette. After killing the girls, White partially covered Annette's body with a blanket and then shoved a towel inside Bernette's mouth, before leaving as quickly as possible. In 2004, the DNA tests conducted by the Houston Police Department's crime lab came under scrutiny due to its troubled past and the fact that a private company was unable to replicate the results. This came in the midst of an investigation into the crime lab's record due to its high rate of inaccuracies and insufficient evidence. After the investigation ended, no viable evidence was located to justify a commutation of White's sentence.

In April 2014, the 180th District Court of Harris County set an execution date of January 28, 2015. In response, his attorneys filed an appeal challenging the motion, claiming that their client's pristine incarceration record, his childhood trauma, and low intelligence should be reason enough to have his sentence commuted. In addition, they questioned the legitimacy of his videotaped confession and the DNA testing, alleging that samples obtained from the blanket indicated that another man had been present at the crime scene. On January 27, a day prior to his execution, White's case was stayed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, to review new claims made by White's attorneys.

Execution White was executed by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit, on October 1, 2024, at the age of 61.