John Fearance was executed by the State of Texas for the murder of Larry Faircloth
According to court documents John Fearance would break into the home of Larry Faircloth and would stab the man to death before robbing the home. Fearance would be identified by Larry Faircloth wife and was arrested hours later
John Fearance would be convicted and sentenced to death
John Fearance would be executed by lethal injection on June 20 1995
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John Fearance Case
A man who said that his wife’s casserole led him to stab a neighbor to death was executed by injection early today.
The condemned man, John Fearance Jr., 40, ended a brief, rambling final statement by saying he was ready to die.
“I would like to say that I have no animosity toward anyone,” Mr. Fearance said. “I made a mistake 18 years ago. I feel like I’m not responsible for what I done because I had a bad psychotic break. I lost control. I lost my life.
“I don’t have any hate toward humanity. I didn’t mean to and I’m ready to go meet my Maker.”
He said “hail Mary” through a gasp before falling silent.
Mr. Fearance was sentenced to die for killing Larry Faircloth in Dallas on Dec. 23, 1977.
Mr. Fearance said he returned home from his job at a car repair shop and found that his wife had baked him a casserole with meat. He said he liked his meat separate.
In an interview on June 7 he said he argued with his wife and then: “I just lost control of my mind. I just snapped.”
He broke into at least two houses in his neighborhood, including Mr. Faircloth’s. Mr. Faircloth’s wife, Betty, identified Mr. Fearance as the man who stabbed her husband 19 times.
Mr. Fearance said he was remorseful but should not have been sentenced to death. “They should have tried me for temporary insanity,” he said.
Mr. Fearance’s criminal record dates to 1972 when he received a two-year prison sentence for rape and theft. He served eight months. In 1975 he was sentenced to five years in prison for theft but was released after serving slightly more than a year.
