Larry Anderson was executed by the State of Texas for a murder that was committed during a robbery
According to court documents Larry Anderson would go into a bar right at closing and would stab to death bar manager Zelda Webster. When police pulled over Anderson later they would find a bloody knife in the vehicle and he would confess to the murder
Larry Anderson would be convicted and sentenced to death
Larry Anderson would be executed by lethal injection on April 26 1994
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Larry Anderson Case
On December 10, 1981, Larry Anderson was released from an Arkansas penitentiary where he had been serving time for robbery and possession of stolen property offenses. He went to Houston, and was hired by his uncle, who allowed him to live in a kitchen that had been converted into a bedroom at his office. A few blocks away from appellant’s room, Zelda Lynn Webster, the deceased, was employed as the manager of She Lee’s Lounge. A bartender at the lounge stated that appellant was a patron of She Lee’s and had twice asked the deceased for a date. Both times the offer was refused.
On March 29, 1982, the deceased was tending bar and had placed her purse at the back of the bar. Just after midnight, appellant was seen in the bar. A short time later, Officer John Kleboski of the Houston Police Department was flagged down by two men on motorcycles and then went to the club.[2] He found the deceased’s car parked alone in front of the club. The door to the club was open, and he found a flashlight on the floor. He was unable to locate anyone running the bar. He did find three “bikers” and one female inside the bar. After speaking with them, he called the owner of the club and asked her to meet him there. He noticed that the keys had been left in the keyhole of the trunk of the deceased’s car.
At first when the owner arrived, she was not disturbed by the deceased’s disappearance. The officer left and returned to his regular patrol. Later, however, when the owner found the deceased’s shoes behind the bar, she became concerned. She looked into the trunk of the deceased’s car and found the bar ledger and a shotgun, which belonged behind the bar, but no sign of the bank bags which were normally kept in the bar. The owner further testified that when the deceased usually left the bar after closing, she was to set the burglar alarm and lock the door. She would place the money taken in that night in a bank bag which she placed in her purse. When the club owner finally realized that things were amiss, she called the police and Officer Kleboski was again dispatched to the scene.
Meanwhile, at approximately 2:20 a.m. on March 30, Trooper Gary Stone of the Department of Public Safety was on routine patrol near the Addicks Dam in west Harris County when he received a report regarding *870 a vehicle driving without its headlights. Knowing that there were only three ways out of the area in which the vehicle had been seen, Stone drove on a route which he believed would bring him in contact with the suspicious vehicle. Stone had an unobstructed view of the roadway for approximately two miles ahead. Suddenly, at a distance of a quarter of a mile, Stone saw a vehicle’s headlights being turned on. When the lights came on, Stone observed that the vehicle was already on the roadway and traveling in his direction. He stopped the vehicle.
When he approached the vehicle, Stone observed Larry Anderson behind the wheel. Stone saw that appellant’s hands and clothes were covered with blood. Appellant explained that he had just been involved in a fight on Longpoint Drive. Stone patted down appellant’s clothing for weapons, and placed him in his patrol car. Stone noticed that appellant had an empty knife sheath attached to his belt.
After calling for a back-up, Stone walked to the back of the pickup and saw fresh blood dripping from the tailgate. In the pickup bed, Stone saw a number of bloody paper towels and an overturned garbage can which contained a large amount of blood. Stone again talked to appellant who explained that he had been shooting rabbits but had thrown them away because they were too small.
Looking inside the cab, Stone found two money bags and a ski mask on the floor under some newspaper. Both bags were full of money, and Larry Anderson claimed that they belonged to him. Stone also discovered a lock-blade knife in the rear of the truck near the tailgate. The blade was covered with blood. Stone also observed a bloody fingerprint on the tailgate.
https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/1985/69134-3.html