Execution of Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez | Tulsa News

Tulsa News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 18, 2026 · 1m

Oklahoma executed Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez on October 13th for the 2003 murder of his common-law wife, Olimpia Fisher, in their Oklahoma City home — a crime that also left his young daughter wounded and saw him shoot his wife again after her death. Despite pleading he didn’t know why he acted, he never took responsibility during his clemency hearing, saying only he was ready to pay the price. In his final moments, he expressed love for the victim’s family while insisting he’d never been in trouble before. Born in Puerto Rico, Cuesta-Rodriguez was arrested in 2009 after another shooting and…