Charlie Livingston was executed by the State of Texas for the murder of Janet Caldwell
According to court documents Charlie Livingston would watch Janet Caldwell go into a grocery store and would wait underneath her vehicle. When Janet Caldwell returned to her vehicle Livingston would jump out armed with a gun and demanded her purse. When Caldwell resisted Livingston would fatally shoot her
Charlie Livingston would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to death
Charlie Livingston would be executed by lethal injection on November 21 1997
Charlie Livingston Photos
Charlie Livingston Case
Texas prison officials have executed the 36th convicted killer of the year, putting Charlie Livingston to death by injection for the murder of a Houston woman during a 1983 robbery. Livingston was condemned for gunning down Janet Caldwell in the parking lot of a grocery store.
The 35-year-old was pronounced dead at 6:17 p.m. after a brief final statement. Livingston said, ‘Ya’ll brought me here to be executed, not to make a speech. Let’s get on with it.’
Four of Livingston’s family members attended the execution and responded in unison with a thumbs up signal after his statement. Livingston gasped three times and fell silent as the drugs took effect.
The victim’s husband, James Caldwell, traveled from Brisbane, Australia, to witness the execution. All of the witnesses declined to speak with reporters after the execution.
Livingston is the 143rd Texas inmate put to death since the state resumed capital punishment in 1982. According to trial evidence, Caldwell walked out of a grocery store on Aug. 10, 1983 and was robbed by Livingston in the parking lot. Several witnesses saw Caldwell and Livingston struggle before hearing shots. Police arrested Livingston near the scene. He was identified by a number of witnesses. An autopsy determined that Caldwell had been shot in the neck at close range.
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1997/11/21/UPI-Focus-Texas-executes-36th-inmate-of-year/2119880088400/