Author: Kristin Hoppa / Source: WacoTrib.com
HUNTSVILLE — Death row inmate Billie Wayne Coble was executed Thursday, almost three decades after he killed his estranged wife’s parents and her brother, a Waco police sergeant.
Moments before a lethal dose of pentobarbital entered his veins, Coble, 70, turned to his son, Gordon Coble; Gordon’s wife, Nelley Coble; and friends including Michael Kerls and Lilliane Sticher.
As the drugs were administered at 6:13 p.m., Coble closed his eyes. In that moment, Gordon Coble burst into tears and banged on the viewing window before guards rushed in and dragged him from the viewing room. Billie Coble was pronounced dead at 6:24 p.m. by Dr. David Toronjo.
During the outburst, Gordon Coble and family friend Dalton Coble resisted officers as they pulled the pair from the room and Nelley Coble yelled expletives.
Gordon Coble is led out of the of the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville on Thursday after banging on the viewing window when the execution of his father, Billie Wayne Coble, started.
Staff photo — Jerry Larson
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