Texas executes man for 2005 triple murder during Edna home invasion

LeJames Norman, 40, was executed by lethal injection in Huntsville, Texas, for the 2005 triple murder during an attempted robbery inside a neighbor’s Edna home that killed Samuel Roberts (24), Tiffani Peacock (18) and Celso Lopez (38). Norman had pleaded guilty to capital murder; Ker’Sean Ramey was also convicted and faces a separate death sentence. The U.S. Supreme Court denied a stay for Norman’s execution. The coverage also notes a Georgia death-row case that was halted and provides context on the broader ongoing use of the death penalty in 2026.