Summary
Charles Victor Thompson was executed in Texas for the 1998 murders of his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend. Before his execution, he expressed a wish for the victims' families to find forgiveness. Thompson died by lethal injection and was the first person executed in the U.S. in 2026.
Key Facts
- Charles Victor Thompson was executed in Texas for killing his ex-girlfriend, Glenda Dennise Hayslip, and her boyfriend, Darren Keith Cain.
- The murders took place in Houston in 1998.
- Thompson had previously escaped custody but was recaptured after three days.
- He was given a lethal injection and pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m. Central Time.
- Before his death, Thompson expressed hope for forgiveness from the victims' families.
- Thompson was the first person executed in the U.S. in 2026.
