Other testimony showed that Simpson and his co-defendants paraded Davidson around in the trunk of a vehicle, displaying her to multiple persons, before murdering her on the night of Jan. 26, 2000.



Don't understand why no body notified someone, this lady was inside this car. They should all be convicted of accessory to murder.

Too bad Mr. Garza did not have those seven years to spend with his friends and family.

I think he should be tortured for 34 hours and then executed. Too bad he didn't give his victim a reprieve for last minute appeals. Maybe she would have lived a long healthy life.

Martinez was indicted, convicted, and sentenced to death in
Tarrant County, Texas, for the September 21, 2000, murders of
Sandra Walton and Michael Humphreys.Martinez briefly dated Walton, and gave or loaned her
money from time to time. In May of 2000, Walton signed
a promissory note reflecting that she owed Martinez
$1,000. Martinez became fixated on obtaining repayment
from her, stalking, harassing, and threatening Walton
on numerous occasions. On the night of her murder,
Martinez pounded on Walton's door, threatening to break
it down if she did not open the door. He had earlier
told Walton that her time was almost up. Walton and
Humphreys, who was visiting, went out to get something
to eat. When they returned, at approximately 1:00 a.m.
on September 21, 2000, they were shot to death with a
high-powered rifle. Witnesses saw a man dressed in
black trotting away from the scene. Police found
twenty-seven shell casings at the scene. Walton was
shot nine or ten times; Humphreys, eight.
On the night of the murders, Martinez called Casey
Ashford (“Ashford”), a long-time friend, several times.
Martinez drove to the farm where Ashford was staying to
deliver a black canvas bag for Ashford to keep. Ashford looked in the bag and saw the rifle later determined to
be the murder weapon, among other items. He buried the
bag, but later disclosed its location to police. When
police opened the bag, they found the rifle, a bag of
fertilizer, a fuse, dark clothing, combat boots,
gloves, a pipe bomb, a ski mask, a double-edged knife,
a bulletproof vest, and ammunition.
At trial, Martinez tried to pin the blame for the
murders on Ashford. His mother and brother testified
that he had been at home on the night of the murders.
He also showed that Ashford lied several times when
dealing with the police and that, prior to the murders,
Ashford had had access to the murder weapon.

At the punishment phase of the trial, the State
introduced items that had been kept by Martinez in a
storage facility. They included bomb-making components,
over 3000 rounds of ammunition, other weapons,
including two pistols, several illegal knives,
illegally modified shotguns, and several rifles. Also
introduced were four books bearing the notation
“completed reading by James Martinez”: Be Your Own
Undertaker: How to Dispose of a Dead Body; Master's
Death Touch: Unarmed Killing Techniques; 21 Techniques
of Silent Killing; and Dragon's Touch: Weaknesses of
the Human Anatomy. The State also offered victim-impact
testimony by Humphreys' father, mother, and stepmother,
and Walton's mother.
Martinez called a number of people to testify that they
had not known him to be a violent person and did not
believe he would commit any more crimes in the future.
None of them seemed to know Martinez very well, except
his mother and brother, and most of them did not know
(or admit that they knew) about his extensive
collection of weapons and the books Martinez had read.
Martinez also presented testimony of a former custodian
of records for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, who testified generally about daily prison
routines and classification of prisoners. Martinez also
presented the testimony of Dr. Mark Cunningham
(“Cunningham”), a clinical and forensic psychologist
who testified about recidivism rates for capital
murderers with Martinez's characteristics. Cunningham
testified that there was only a small chance that a
person like Martinez would commit future acts of
violence in prison. In rebuttal, the state offered the
testimony of an investigator with the prison
prosecution unit, who testified about violence within
the prison population.

 I can't understand why we bother with a last meal. The tax payers have wasted enough money on this guy. Why waste more feeding him a nice meal. I can say if I were the prison chef, the last meal would taste like s**t. You can always put a few seasonings on food to make them taste AWEFUL.

Texas Electric Chair

AKA-"Old Sparky"

Facts:
Used from 1924 to 1964
361 killers were executed in this chair
All men, no women.
The chair was built by incarcerated craftsmen in 1924

Currently is in a museum in Huntsville, Texas. The exhibit where the chair is located is called, "Riding the Thunderbolt". The museum is located next to the prison where killers are currently executed.

BUT>Why would an alter boy have a lighter...or heroine...or a needle to inject heroine?

Hope the family and friends of the victims will find peace.

It's too bad the killer got to lay there peacefully and die after saying good-bye to his family. When he brought so much havoc and pain in his victim's lives. He can suffer his pain on the other side of death...burning in hell.

I have been reading posts on this site for several months. I have not lost a family member to violent crime(I have been blessed), but I do believe in the death penalty. I am from Texas and love my State. If you kill someone in my State, we will kill you back.