Ruben Ramirez Cardenas
Facts of the Crime:
On February 22, 1997, in Edinburg, Cardenas and a co-defendant murdered Mayra Laguna, 16. Cardenas entered the victim's residence through a window, tied her up with duct tape, then put her in a vehicle with the co-defendant and drove to a remote location. Cardenas raped Laguna, beat her severely with his fists and strangled her, causing her death. Cardenas dumped her body into a nearby canal.
Cardenas was sentenced to death in Hidalgo County in July 1998.
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