Melissa Lucio, now 56, was convicted of murdering her daughter, Mariah Alvarez. Mariah died in February 2007, and prosecutors argued that severe physical abuse by Lucio caused her death.

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The judge who presided over the murder trial of Melissa Lucio said he believes Lucio is "actually innocent" in the 2007 death of her 2-year-old daughter Mariah. Lucio has been on death row in ...

Lucio's execution was delayed in 2020 amid calls to review her case. The family of Melissa Lucio, a death row inmate whose execution was delayed in 2022, expressed hope that the Texas woman would ...

Melissa Lucio was two days away from being put to death in Texas for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter when an appeals court intervened in 2022. Now, a judge says Lucio never committed the ...

Lucio's execution was delayed in 2022 amid calls to review her case. Melissa Lucio, the death row inmate who was convicted of capital murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, is speaking ...

People gathered at Dallas City Hall in April 2022 to protest Melissa Lucio’s execution that was set for later that month. Her execution was later halted. A judge now says Lucio is “actually ...

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HOUSTON -- Efforts to free Melissa Lucio, a Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter, were significantly bolstered after a judge ...

State Rep. Victoria Neave Criado, D-Dallas, speaks at a 2022 rally organized at Dallas City Hall to free death row inmate Melissa Lucio. Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune Audio recording ...

Melissa Lucio, a mother of 14 living in Brownsville, Texas, was arrested and charged in 2007 for the murder of her two-year-old daughter Mariah Alvarez who had turned purple and unresponsive at home.