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Execution on Bridget's Birthday | San Antonio News
On June 26, 2024, Texas executed Ramiro Gonzales, the 18-year-old who murdered Bridget Townsend in 2001 — a date that coincided with what would have been Bridget’s 42nd birthday. After 23 years on death row, Gonzales waged an intense legal battle, even offering to donate a kidney as atonement — a plea that was denied. A pivotal moment came when the psychiatrist who originally deemed him a future danger reversed his stance, declaring Gonzales no longer posed a threat — a development his lawyers used to argue against the execution. Despite appeals from faith leaders and the psychiatrist’s…
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