From Texastribune · · 50s
Brownsville Man Set for Execution
John Rubio, convicted of killing three children in 2003, faces execution in Texas this week.
In brief
John Rubio, convicted of killing three children in 2003, faces execution in Texas this week. John Rubio, 46, will be executed in Texas on Thursday for murdering three children in 2003. Originally reported by Texastribune.
John Rubio Convicted
John Rubio, 46, was convicted in 2003 for stabbing and beheading three small children: his two kids, 2-month old Mary Jane Rubio and 1-year-old John Esteban Rubio, as well as his common-law wife’s 3-year-old daughter…
Execution Scheduled
Rubio is set for execution Thursday evening in Texas, making him the eighth man executed in 2026.
Legal History
Rubio’s conviction was overturned in 2007 after prosecutors improperly relied on out-of-court statements from his wife, who later received three life sentences.
The essence
John Rubio, 46, will be executed in Texas on Thursday for murdering three children in 2003.
