Juan Martín García (February 18, 1980
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. Retrieved on February 20, 2016. – October 6, 2015) was a

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man who was executed for capital murder. On September 17, 1998, Garcia attempted to rob Hugo Solano, a 36-year old Christian missionary from

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who had moved to

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to provide a U.S. education for his children. Garcia, a U.S. citizen, was of Salvadoran descent, and his native county was Harris County. Garcia, a gang member, had a history of criminal activity involving assault, making a "terroristic threat" towards a teacher, theft, and trespassing.Miller, Michael E.
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''. October 7, 2015. Retrieved on February 20, 2016. Garcia, with three other men, did the robbery attempt at an apartment complex at the 17000 block of Cali in unincorporated Harris County. He shot Solano three times after Solano refused to give him his wallet and received $8. García said that he shot Solano out of panic. Garcia,

(TDCJ)#999360, arrived on death row on June 21, 2000. While on death row he was in

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. He was executed at Huntsville Unit, on October 6, 2015. Garcia apologized to Ana Solano, Garcia's widow, and her daughter before he was executed. He was the 11th death row prisoner to be executed in Texas in 2015.Sonawane, Vishakha.
Texas Executes Juan Martin Garcia For Killing Christian Missionary Hugo Solano In $8 Robbery
" International Business Tribune. October 7, 2015. Retrieved on February 20, 2016.

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