Billy was just 18 years old when he broke into Carl Cole’s home and killed him during the course of a robbery in 1993 in Cason, Texas. He had no history of violence whatsoever, yet he was sentenced to death.
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Billy was just 18 years old when he broke into Carl Cole’s home and killed him during the course of a robbery in 1993 in Cason, Texas. He had no history of violence whatsoever, yet he was sentenced to death.