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John Rubio was sentenced to death by the State of Texas for the murders of three children. According to court documents John Rubio and Maria Camacho would murder Rubio’s 2 month old daughter, his 1 year old son and Camacho’s 3 year old daughter. John Rubio would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to death

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John Rubio 2021 Information

NameRubio, John Allen
TDCJ Number999462
Date of Birth08/12/1980
Date Received11/24/2003
Age (when Received)23
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)12
Date of Offense11/24/2003
 Age (at the time of Offense)22
 CountyCameron
 RaceHispanic
 GenderMale
 Hair ColorBlack
 Height (in Feet and Inches)5′ 6″
 Weight (in Pounds)174
 Eye ColorBrown
 Native CountyCameron
 Native StateTexas

John Rubio More News

In a 5-4 ruling, the state’s highest criminal appeals court said John Allen Rubio’s conviction and death sentence four years ago were improper because statements from his common-law wife, Angela Camacho, erroneously were allowed into evidence.

She refused to testify, so Rubio’s lawyers could not challenge Camacho’s statements by cross-examining her, the court said.

Three statements she made about the slayings — two in writing and one on a videotape — were offered into testimony by a police officer at Rubio’s trial. The trial judge, over objections from Rubio’s lawyers, allowed the testimony.

“Given Camacho’s unique position as both accomplice to the crime and direct witness to (Rubio’s) motivations, her specific, detailed testimony obviously had great significance,” the court said.

The judges in the majority also noted Camacho herself was facing indictment for capital murder when she talked with police.

“Obviously, then, she could have been under some pressure to modify her story, given her own participation in the murders,” the court said. “That is precisely the type of issue (Rubio) was not able to address on cross-examination.”

The court said it was hard to see similarities between cross-examining Camacho or the officers who interrogated her, since the officers could only speculate as to her motives and influences to testify.

Camacho and Rubio were accused of strangling and decapitating 3-year-old Julissa Quezada, 1-year-old John Esthefan Rubio and 2-month-old Mary Jane Rubio in March 2003.

The couple told police they thought the children were possessed.

According to evidence during Rubio’s trial, he had inhaled so much spray paint that he had damaged his brain and might have been psychotic.

https://www.wave3.com/story/7064413/texas-court-overturns-conviction-of-man-convicted-of-beheading-common-law-wifes-3-children/

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