Melissa Lucio was convicted of murder in 2007 for her 2-year-old daughter, Maria
American TV personality and socialite Kim Kardashian is raising her voice against the execution of Texas mother Melissa Lucio and promoting a petition calling on Governor Greg Abbott to intervene.
Lucio, whose execution is scheduled for April 27, 2022, was convicted of murder in 2007 for his 2-year-old daughter, Maria. The 53-year-old will be the first Latina executed by Texas and the first woman since 2014.
“He has been on death row for over 14 years for the death of his daughter, which was a tragic accident,” Pete Davidson’s girlfriend said in her post calling for Governor Greg Abbott to intervene with The Innocence Project. Wrote in favor of the petition.
"Their 2-year-old daughter, Maria, fell down the stairs and died two days later while taking a nap. After she called for help, she was taken into custody by the police," Kim said.
Lucio's lawyers told the AP that he was forced to make the confession by detectives. Lawyers also argue that Maria died from injuries sustained by falling 14 steps down a steep staircase outside the family's apartment in the south Texas city of Harlingen.
In the 2020 documentary "The State of Texas v Melissa," Lucio said investigators kept pushing for him to say that he hurt Maria. "I was not going to assume the cause of his death because I was not responsible," Lucio said.
In a letter to the Board of Pardons and Paroles and Abbott last month, 83 Texas House members said executing Lucio would be a "miscarriage of justice."
Kim Kardashian has urged Governor Greg Abbott to intervene to stop Melissa Lucio's execution.