Marcia Fulton has waited 37 years for David Wood to be executed for her daughter’s murder, but lawyers who believe he’s innocent keep filing appealsTwo months ago, Marcia Fulton received a knock on her door in El Paso, Texas, from lawyers for David Wood – a name she knows all too well. Wood is facing execution on 13 March for the 1987 murder of Fulton’s teenage daughter, Desiree Wheatley, along with five other girls and young women.“I promised Desi at her gravesite that I would find out who did this and make them pay,” Fulton told Wood’s lawyers that afternoon. Now, she was making plans to attend the execution. “I’ll feel like it’s a promise I kept to her.” Continue reading...
Texas law allows death row inmates like David Wood to file appeals, causing decades-long delays for victims' families seeking closure and for inmates awaiting execution. Marcia Fulton, whose daughter was murdered in 1987, has waited 37 years for Wood's execution, while his lawyers argue his innocence and seek further DNA testing.
