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Wanda Lopez Murder / Carlos DeLuna Criminal Case Documents
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Wanda Lopez / Carlos DeLuna Prosecution and Trial Documents
- Wanda Lopez Medical Records
- Corpus Christi Police Department Reports
- Corpus Christi Police Department File on Wanda Lopez Murder
- Corpus Christi Police Department Supplementary Reports
- Police Report Exhibits to Federal Habeas Corpus Petition
- Police Dispatch (Manhunt) Audiotape
- Police Dispatch (Manhunt) Audiotape Transcript
- Police Dispatch Tape (Manhunt) Annotated Transcript of Audiotape (analysis)
- Map of Points of Interest on Dispatch Tape (analysis)
- Map of Two Escape Routes Indicated on Dispatch Tape (analysis)
- Corpus Christi Police Department's Examination of the Physical Evidence (analysis)
- Allan Bayle, Draft Statement on Handling of Shamrock Gas Station Crime Scene (Nov. 8, 2004) (analysis)
- Corpus Christi Police Department Photographs
- Crime Scene Exterior
- Crime Scene Interior
- Interior Photo 1
- Interior Photo 2
- Interior Photo 3
- Interior Photo 4
- Interior Photo 5
- Interior Photo 6
- Interior Photo 7
- Interior Photo 8
- Interior Photo 9
- Interior Photo 10
- Interior Photo 11
- Interior Photo 12
- Interior Photo 13
- Interior Photo 14
- Interior Photo 15
- Interior Photo 16
- Interior Photo 17
- Interior Photo 18
- Interior Photo 19
- Interior Photo 20
- Interior Photo 21
- Interior Photo 22
- Interior Photo 23
- Scene Diagrams and Photos (analysis)
- Annotated Aerial Photos of Shamrock Station and Area (analysis)
- Knife Photos
- Additional Murder Knife Photos
- Photos of Carlos DeLuna After Arrest
- Wanda Lopez Murder Scene Fingerprints
- Maps, Diagrams, Location Information
- Map of Area Near Gas Station
- Aerial Photo of Shamrock Station 1
- Aerial Photo of Shamrock Station 2
- Aerial Photo of Shamrock Station and Arrest Site
- Police Diagrams of Murder Scene
- Corpus Christi City Directory Excerpts
- Map of Points of Interest on Dispatch Tape (analysis)
- Map of Two Escape Routes Indicated on Dispatch Tape (analysis)
- Scene Diagrams and Photos (analysis)
- Annotated Aerial Photos of Shamrock Station and Area (analysis)
- Nueces County Sheriff's Records
- Nueces County Clerk's File on Wanda Lopez Murder
- Nueces County District Court Clerk's File from Indictment to Sentence
- Department of Public Safety State Lab Records
- District Attorney's File
- District Attorney's File 1
- District Attorney's File 2
- District Attorney's File 3
- District Attorney's File 4
- Photos and Employment Records from District Attorney's File
- Comparison of Rap Sheets of Seven Carlos Hernandezes in District Attorney's File from Escobedo
- Shamrock Station Inventories
- Photos and Other Material from District Attorney's File
- Carlos DeLuna Psychological Evaluations
- Trial Transcripts and Exhibits
- Transcripts
- Exhibits
- Full set of Exhibits
- Pretrial Exhibits
- Trial Exhibits
- Photo of Wanda Lopez
- Carlos DeLuna Mug Shot
- Photo Lineup 1
- Photo Lineup 2
- Photo of Murder Knife
- Photo of Shamrock Exterior 1
- Photo of Shamrock Exterior 2
- Photo of Shamrock Exterior 3
- Photo of Shamrock Exterior 4
- Photo of Shamrock Interior 1
- Photo of Shamrock Interior 2
- Photo of Shamrock Interior 3
- Photo of Shamrock Interior 4
- Photo of Shamrock Interior 5
- Photo of Shamrock Interior 6
- Aerial Photo of Shamrock Vicinity 1
- Aerial Photo of Shamrock Vicinity 2
- Aerial Photo of Shamrock Vicinity 3
- Photo from Perales Baby Shower
- Diagram of Shamrock Station Site
- Diagram of Shamrock Vicinity
- Fingerprint SX27 (front)
- Fingerprint SX27 (back)
- Fingerprint SX28 (front)
- Fingerprint SX28 (back)
- Carlos DeLuna Paycheck (front)
- Carlos DeLuna Paycheck (back)
- Carlos DeLuna Pay Stub (front)
- Carlos DeLuna Pay Stub (back)
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Wanda Lopez Murder / Carlos DeLuna Post-Trial Documents
- Carlos DeLuna Judicial Opinions at the Appellate and State and Federal Habeas Corpus Stages
- Nueces County District Court Clerk's Record from Sentence to Appeal
- Nueces County District Court Clerk's Record of Direct Appeal
- Nueces County District Court Clerk's Record of First State Habeas Corpus Proceedings
- First Federal Habeas Corpus Proceedings on Stay of Execution and in District Court
- First Federal Habeas Corpus Proceedings Post Judgment Proceedings in District Court
- Federal Habeas Corpus Appeals
- Application and Brief in Support of Stay of Execution
- Motion to the Supreme Court for Stay of Execution
- Appellant's Brief in the Fifth Circuit
- Respondent's Brief in the Fifth Circuit
- DeLuna v. Lynaugh Fifth Circuit Opinion
- Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc by the Fifth Circuit
- Fifth Circuit Denial of Stay Request and Supreme Court Denial of Certiorari
- Second State Habeas Corpus Proceedings
- Application for Bench Warrant
- Death Sentence After Mandate and Warrant of Execution
- Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Memorandum of Law on Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Application for Stay of Execution
- Respondent's Original Answer to Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Respondent's Proposed Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order
- Appellant's Objections to State's Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
- Findings of Fact and Order
- Letter from Richard Weaver to Judge Brown
- Petitioner's Objections to Trial Court's Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law Filed in the Court Criminal Appeals
- Court of Criminal Appeals Order Denying Relief
- Second Federal Habeas Corpus Proceedings in District Court
- Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Memorandum of Law on Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Application for Stay of Execution
- Respondent's Motion to Dismiss for Abuse of the Writ, and Alternatively, Answer, Motion for Summary Judgment, and Supporting Brief
- Order Denying Petitions for Habeas Corpus and for Stay of Execution
- Motion for Relief from Order, Motion for Certificate of Probable Cause and Notice of Appeal
- Second Federal Habeas Corpus Proceedings in Fifth Circuit
- Letter from Richard Weaver to Fifth Circuit Clerk
- District Court Docket Sheet Forwarded to the Fifth Circuit Clerk
- Memorandum of Law on Application for Stay of Execution
- Respondent Appellee's Motion to Expedite the Appeal and Opposition to Petitioner's Application for Stay of Execution
- DeLuna v. Lynaugh Fifth Circuit Opinion
- Application for Stay of Execution and Application for Stay of Mandate
- Fifth Circuit Denial of Stay Request and Supreme Court Denial of Certiorari
- Clemency Petition and Execution
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Vargas v. Diamond-Shamrock Civil Suit Documents
- Vargas v. Shamrock Court File
- Depositions
- Trial Exhibits
- Trial Exhibits
- Wanda Lopez Shamrock Records
- Aerial Photo of Sigmor Shamrock
- Crime Scene Photo 1
- Crime Scene Photo 2
- Crime Scene Photo 3
- Crime Scene Photo 4
- Crime Scene Photo 5
- Crime Scene Photo 6
- Crime Scene Photo 7
- Crime Scene Photo 8
- Crime Scene Photo 9
- Crime Scene Photo 10
- Crime Scene Photo 11
- Crime Scene Photo 12
- Crime Scene Photo 13
- Crime Scene Photo 14
- Crime Scene Photo 15
- Crime Scene Photo 16
- Crime Scene Photo 17
- Crime Scene Photo 18
- Crime Scene Photo 19
- Crime Scene Photo 20
- TV Station Records
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Dahlia Sauceda Murder Documents
- Dahlia Sauceda Autopsy Findings
- Law Enforcement Records
- Dahlia Sauceda Murder Scene Photos
- Jesse Garza Prosecution
- Jesse Garza Trial Transcripts
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School, Police, and Other Records of Carlos DeLuna and Carlos Hernandez
- Carlos DeLuna Records
- School and Juvenile Records
- Adult Records
- Mug Shots
- Carlos Hernandez Records
- Police Records - Comprehensive Sets
- Juvenile Records
- Corpus Christi Police Department Records
- Nueces County Sheriff's Department Records
- Miscellaneous Criminal Records
- Online Criminal Records
- Parole Records
- Carlos Hernandez Fingerprints
- Texas Department of Public Safety Records
- Carlos Hernandez Criminal Record 1 (Possibly Incomplete) (analysis)
- Carlos Hernandez Criminal Record 2 (Possibly Incomplete) (analysis)
- Comparison of Rap Sheets of Seven Carlos Hernandezes in District Attorney's File from Escobedo (analysis)
- Miscellaneous Records
- Individual Incidents
- 1972 Felony Car Theft
- 1972 Armed Robberies
- Armed Robbery # 14986
- Indictment
- Felony Bail Bond
- Statement Swearing to Inability to Afford Attorney
- Order Appointing an Attorney
- Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (page 1)
- Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (page 2)
- Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (page 3)
- Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Waiver of Jury Trial
- Arraignment
- State's First Motion for Continuance
- Timoteo Clark Stipulation and Judicial Confession (page 1)
- Timoteo Clark Stipulation and Judicial Confession (page 2)
- Letter from Leo N. Duran to Judge Vernon Harville (page 1)
- Letter from Leo N. Duran to Judge Vernon Harville (page 2)
- Letter from Leo N. Duran to Judge Vernon Harville (page 3)
- Carlos Hernandez Judgment
- Timoteo Clark Judgment
- Timoteo Clark Credit for Time Served
- Waiver of Right to Appeal
- Armed Robbery # 14987
- Offense Report 1
- Offense Report 2 (page 1)
- Offense Report 2 (page 2)
- Supplementary Offense Report 1
- Supplementary Offense Report 2
- Supplementary Offense Report 3
- Supplementary Offense Report 4
- Supplementary Offense Report 5
- Supplementary Offense Report 6
- Supplementary Offense Report 7
- Field Investigation Report 1
- Field Investigation Report 2
- Richard Rainey Police Statement
- Ronnie James Police Statement
- Idalia Aguiniga Police Statement
- Imelda Sanchez Police Statement
- Clara Carson Police Statement
- Indictment
- Felony Bail Bond
- Statement Swearing to Inability to Afford Attorney
- Order Appointing an Attorney
- Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (page 1)
- Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (page 2)
- Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (page 3)
- Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Waiver of Jury Trial
- Arraignment
- Timoteo Clark Stipulation and Judicial Confession (page 1)
- Timoteo Clark Stipulation and Judicial Confession (page 2)
- Carlos Hernandez Judgment
- Armed Robbery # 14988
- Indictment
- Petition for Bench Warrant
- Bench Warrant
- Felony Bail Bond
- Statement Swearing to Inability to Afford Attorney
- Order Appointing an Attorney
- Waiver of Jury Trial
- Arraignment
- Order Holding Confession Voluntary and Admissible
- Defendant Specially Requests Charges (page 1)
- Defendant Specially Requests Charges (page 2)
- Supplementary Charge (page 1)
- Supplementary Charge (page 2)
- Form of Verdict
- Carlos Hernandez Judgment
- Timoteo Clark Judgment
- Timoteo Clark Conditions of Probation
- Armed Robbery # 14986
- 1983 Arrest on Outstanding Traffic Warrant
- 1989 Aggravated Assault on Dina Ybañez
- 1990 Disciplinary Report for Drug Possession
- 1994 Arrest for Drug Possession
- Texas Department of Criminal Justice Report of Custodial Death
- Mug Shots
- Photo from Sauceda Murder File (December 1979)
- Carlos Hernandez Mug Shot from Arrest in Connection with Sauceda Murder and Photos of Van Where Sauceda Was Killed
- 4/4/1983 Mug Shot
- 4/18/1985 Mug Shot
- 7/24/1986 Mug Shot
- 1989 Arrest Photo
- 4/15/1989 Mug Shot
- 3/15/1994 Mug Shot
- 3/15/1994 Photo and Arrest Form
- Nueces County Jail Inmate Card
- Comparisons of Carlos DeLuna and Carlos Hernandez
- Comparison of Carlos DeLuna and Carlos Hernandez Height and Weight (analysis)
- Comparisons of Photos of Carlos DeLuna and Carlos Hernandez (analysis)
- Police Records - Comprehensive Sets
- Carlos DeLuna Records
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Newspaper Articles
- 1971-1987 News Clippings
- Carlos Hernandez Newspaper Articles (Corpus Christi Caller Times)
- Carlos Hernandez Newspaper Articles 1971-1987
- 1/1/1971 - Wrecks Kill Six in South Texas (page 1)
- 1/1/1971 - Wrecks Kill Six in South Texas (page 2)
- 7/25/1986 - City Man Is Jailed in 7-Year-Old Murder Case
- 7/25/1986 - Acquitted Man (Jesse Garza) Hopes Arrest of Another Man Will Help Clear His Name
- 12/31/1986 - Judge Frees Man Charged in Murder
- Carlos DeLuna Newspaper Articles
- Corpus Christi Caller Times
- 7/21/1983 - DeLuna Guilty, Could be Given Death Sentence
- 7/22/1983 - Judge Sentences DeLuna to Die
- 8/19/1984 - Slain Woman's Family (Wanda Lopez's Family) Sues Ex-Employer
- 7/24/1986 - City Man Gets Execution Date for '83 Slaying
- 10/14/1986 - DeLuna is Scheduled to be Executed Tomorrow
- 10/15/1986 - Judge Grants DeLuna Stay of Execution
- 6/15/1988 - Judge Lifts Stay of Execution for DeLuna
- 7/20/1988 - Judge Lifts Stay of Execution for DeLuna
- 12/7/1989 - Convicted Killer Executed After Courts Reject Appeals
- Houston Chronicle
- 10/14/1986 - State Appeals Court Refuses to Block Texan's Execution
- 10/14/1986 - Federal Judge Issues Stay for Convicted Killer DeLuna
- 11/30/1989 - Each Tick of Clock Increases Terror of Condemned Killer
- 12/6/1989 - Condemned Man Appeals Case to Supreme Court
- 12/7/1989 - DeLuna Waits for Execution in '83 Murder
- 12/8/1989 - Murderer DeLuna is Put to Death
- 12/8/1989 - Executed Murderer Asked Forgiveness, Chaplain Says
- Dallas Morning News
- Associated Press
- 7/22/1983 - Parolee Given Death Penalty for Murder
- 10/19/1986 - Inmate Gains Stay 12 Hours Before Set Executions
- 11/29/1989 - Corpus Christi Man Afraid to Die
- 12/5/1989 - Appeals Court Considering Texas Execution Scheduled for this Week
- 12/6/1989 - Texas Inmate Awaits Execution for 1983 Corpus Christi Slaying
- 12/7/1989 - Texas Inmate Executed for 1983 Robbery-Slaying
- 12/7/1989 - Thief Put to Death for Stabbing Clerk
- 12/7/1989 - Texas Executes Killer of Clerk
- Miscellaneous
- Corpus Christi Caller Times
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Photos
- Wanda Lopez Murder
- Photo of Wanda Lopez and Daughter
- Photos and Other Material from District Attorney's File
- Photos of Carlos DeLuna After Arrest
- Wanda Lopez Murder Scene Photos
- Crime Scene Exterior
- Crime Scene Interior
- Interior Photo 1
- Interior Photo 2
- Interior Photo 3
- Interior Photo 4
- Interior Photo 5
- Interior Photo 6
- Interior Photo 7
- Interior Photo 8
- Interior Photo 9
- Interior Photo 10
- Interior Photo 11
- Interior Photo 12
- Interior Photo 13
- Interior Photo 14
- Interior Photo 15
- Interior Photo 16
- Interior Photo 17
- Interior Photo 18
- Interior Photo 19
- Interior Photo 20
- Interior Photo 21
- Interior Photo 22
- Interior Photo 23
- Scene Diagrams and Photos (analysis)
- Annotated Aerial Photos of Shamrock Station and Area (analysis)
- Knife Photos
- Dahlia Sauceda Murder
- Carlos DeLuna Family Photos
- Carlos DeLuna Childhood Photo
- Carlos DeLuna Childhood Photo with Manuel, Rose and Mary
- Carlos DeLuna Childhood Photo with Vincent Conejo
- Carlos DeLuna Childhood Photo with Manuel, Rose, Vincent Conejo, and Two Nieces
- Carlos DeLuna Childhood Photo with Manuel
- Photo of Carlos DeLuna and Rose with Santa Clause Circa 1978-1979
- Photo of Carlos DeLuna in Prison Visiting Room
- Carlos DeLuna Grave Site
- Carlos Hernandez and Acquaintances
- Carlos Hernandez Photo
- Photo of Carlos Hernandez with Margie Tapia and Ephrain Hernandez (1978)
- Photo of Carlos Hernandez with Javier Hernandez
- Photo of Javier Hernandez with Cindy Maxwell
- Photo of Carlos Hernandez with Cindy Maxwell 1
- Photo of Carlos Hernandez with Cindy Maxwell 2
- Photo of Carlos Hernandez, Cindy Maxwell, and Unidentified Man
- Photo of Carlos Hernandez with Young Woman
- Schilling Family Photo
- Marcella Brown Photo
- Ronnie Gonzalez Photo
- Miguel Ortiz Photo
- Comparisons of Photos of Carlos DeLuna and Carlos Hernandez
- Yearbook Photos of Jesse Garza, Pete Olivarez, Linda Perales, Dahlia Sauceda, Freddie Schilling, and Rose DeLuna (Rhoton)
- Wanda Lopez Murder
Primary Sources
All primary sources used in writing The Wrong Carlos, organized in sections related to key people and events.