Facts of the Crime:
Villanueva was convicted of the August 1994 rape and murder of his neighbor, Jova Montiel, 77. Villanueva raped Montiel then brutally beat her over the head with a bottle and strangled her to death with his hands. Her nude body was later found in her blood-soaked bed. DNA evidence linked Villanueva to the murder scene.
Villanueva was sentenced to death in Harris County in November 1996.
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On May 15, 2012, Villanueva filed an appeal in the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit over the denial of his habeas petition in Federal District Court.
http://dockets.justia.com/docket/cir.../ca5/12-70015/
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