Robert Lynn Pruett (September 18, 1979 – October 12, 2017) was a Texas man convicted and executed for the 1999 murder of TDCJ Correctional Officer Daniel Nagle (September 9, 1962 – December 17, 1999) at the McConnell Unit, Bee County. Pruett had been certified as an adult at 16 and was already serving a 99-year sentence for his involvement in the murder of Ray Yarborough (January 4, 1967 – August 9, 1995), which occurred when Pruett was 15. Pruett was convicted along with Howard Steven "Sam" Pruett Sr. (born December 13, 1946, age 74), his father, who received a life sentence for his participation in the murder, and Howard Steven Pruett Jr. (born November 22, 1969, age 51), his brother, who received a 40-year sentence. Howard Sr. testified that neither son took part in the killing, as did Robert, who was nonetheless convicted under the Texas law of parties. Details of both the Yarborough and Nagle murders were featured in the BBC documentary Life and Death Row - Crisis Stage.
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18 September 1979 Houston, Texas
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Died |
12 October 2017 (aged 38) Huntsville, Texas
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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