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 concluded ...

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.

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles will review Melissa Lucio's death sentence and make a recommendation to Gov. Greg Abbott. Her execution is set for April 27. Melissa Lucio was convicted of ...

Melissa Lucio: In 2008, Melissa Lucio was sentenced to death for the murder of her daughter, but new twists in her case caused a public frenzy mere months before her ...