Richard Tabler Murders 2 In Texas

Richard Tabler was sentenced to death by the State of Texas for a double murder

According to court documents Richard Tabler would drive up to a car and open fire killing Haitham Zayed and Mohamid-Amine Rahmouni. The victims were picked due to their ethnicity

Richard Tabler would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to death

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NameTabler, Richard
TDCJ Number999523
Date of Birth02/05/1979
Date Received04/05/2007
Age (when Received)28
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)12th grade
Date of Offense11/26/2004
 Age (at the time of Offense)25
 CountyBell
 RaceWhite
 GenderMale
 Hair ColorBrown
 Height (in Feet and Inches)6′ 2″
 Weight (in Pounds)143 lbs
 Eye ColorBlue
 Native CountyTulare
 Native StateCalifornia

Richard Tabler Case

Therefore, we set out only a brief summary of the facts. Mohamed-Amine Rahmouni managed a topless bar called Teazers, where appellant worked until he and Rahmouni had a conflict. Rahmouni allegedly told appellant that he could have appellant’s family wiped out for ten dollars.

Appellant decided on November 18, 2004, that he would kill Rahmouni after Thanksgiving. In preparation for killing Rahmouni, appellant borrowed a 9-millimeter gun, a camcorder, and a pickup truck. Then, on the night of November 25, 2004, which was Thanksgiving Day, appellant called Rahmouni with an offer to sell him cheap stereo equipment and told him they would meet in the parking lot of a local business. Haitham Zayed drove Rahmouni to the parking lot to meet appellant around 2:00 a.m. on Friday morning. Appellant and his friend Timothy Payne were waiting for them in the truck that appellant had borrowed. As soon as Zayed’s car stopped, appellant shot Zayed and then Rahmouni. He then exited the truck and pulled both men from the car. He saw that Rahmouni was still alive, so he shot him a second time. He had Payne videotape part of the shooting. Later that day, the videotape was destroyed after appellant showed it to a friend. Appellant took a wallet and a black bag that he found inside the car. On the following Sunday night, appellant was arrested, and in the early morning hours of Monday, November 29, he confessed to the shootings.

At punishment, the State introduced evidence that appellant also confessed to murdering Amanda Barfield and Tiffany Dotson, who were dancers at Teazers, because he believed that they were telling people that he had killed Rahmouni and Zayed.

https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/2009/19083.html

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