Wife of death row killer screams ‘I love you’ as he’s executed for double murder

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsWife of death row killer screams ‘I love you’ as he’s executed for double murderHis case was controversial, marked by claims prosecutors misused his rap lyrics to secure his death sentenceJuan A. Lozano & Michael GraczykFriday 01 May 2026 13:45 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2968873","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/james-broadnax-execution-texas-wife-confession-b2968873.html","title":"Wife of death row murderer screams ‘I love you’ as he’s executed for double killing"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-22648","index":0}The execution was marked by emotional outbursts from Broadnax’s wife, who screamed ‘I love you’ and was later helped out of the prison (Getty)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news a...