Bobby Wayne Woods | |
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| Born | October 11, 1965[1] Livingston, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | December 3, 2009 (aged 44) Huntsville Unit, Huntsville, Texas, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Conviction | Capital murder (1998) |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
Bobby Wayne Woods (October 11, 1965 – December 3, 2009) was an American convicted murderer, kidnapper and rapist executed by the state of Texas for the murder and rape of 11-year-old Sarah Patterson in 1997. Woods also received a 40-year sentence for the abduction of Patterson's younger brother, whom he beat unconscious and left for dead but who survived. On May 28, 1998, Woods was sentenced to death for Patterson's murder and was executed on December 3, 2009, after a failed appeal based on Woods's low IQ.
- ^ "Offender Information - Woods, Bobby Wayne". Texas Department of Criminal Justice. June 27, 2008. Archived from the original on August 31, 2009. Retrieved December 4, 2009.