{"id":2284624,"date":"2024-06-27T12:42:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T16:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-executes-convicted-rapist-murderer-on-teen-victims-birthday-killer-gives-regretful-last-words-to-victims-family\/"},"modified":"2024-06-27T12:45:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T16:45:08","slug":"texas-executes-convicted-rapist-murderer-on-teen-victims-birthday-killer-gives-regretful-last-words-to-victims-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-executes-convicted-rapist-murderer-on-teen-victims-birthday-killer-gives-regretful-last-words-to-victims-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Executes Convicted Rapist-Murderer on Teen Victim&#8217;s Birthday; Killer Gives Regretful Last Words to Victim&#8217;s Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-executes-convicted-rapist-murderer-on-teen-victims-birthday-killer-gives-regretful-last-words-to-victims-family%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2284624&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Texas man named Ramiro Gonzales, 41, was \u200cexecuted by lethal injection for the rape and murder of 18-year-old Bridget Townsend in 2001. The execution occurred on what would\u200d have been Townsend&#8217;s 41st birthday. Gonzales apologized to \u2062Townsend&#8217;s family moments before his death, expressing his \u200bremorse and stating his hope for their forgiveness. Despite controversy\u200d over his traumatic childhood and claims of transformation while in prison, appeals including a last-ditch attempt to the U.S. \u2062Supreme Court were\u2063 denied. The court ruled he still met Texas&#8217; criteria for execution, which requires the jury to consider \u2062the danger\u200b posed by the convict. Townsend&#8217;s family expressed mixed feelings \u200cof justice and sadness at the execution.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 27, 2024 at 7:17am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A Texas man who raped and murdered an 18-year-old woman in 2001 was executed Wednesday night after issuing an apology to her family.<\/p>\n<p>Ramiro Gonzales, 41, was executed by lethal injection for killing Bridget Townsend, whose body was dumped in a field, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2024\/06\/26\/texas-ramiro-gonzales-execution\/74222339007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>. The execution took place on what would have been Townsend\u2019s 41st birthday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t put into words the pain I have caused y\u2019all, the hurt, what I took away that I cannot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wallstreetbets-keith-gill-testifies-over-gamestop-saga-what-i-did-no-different-than-discussing-stock-at-a-bar\/\" title=\"WallStreetBets\u2019 Keith Gill Testifies Over GameStop Saga: What I Did No Different Than Discussing Stock At A Bar\">give back<\/a>,\u201d Gonzales said as he neared his death, the newspaper reported, citing a transcript provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never stopped praying for all of you. I never stopped praying that you would forgive me and that one day I would have this opportunity to apologize. I owe all of you my life and I hope one day you will forgive me,\u201d Gonzales said. \u201cTo all your family, I\u2019m sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His final words were, \u201cGod bless you all. Warden, I\u2019m ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A statement from Gonzales\u2019s lawyers said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kindergarten-teacher-executed-poisoning-25-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">convicted killer<\/a> had changed behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe man put to death for those acts was a different person,\u201d the statement said, according to USA Today, claiming that Gonzaeles was an abused child and teenager who made \u201cpoor choices\u201d and \u201csought escape through drugs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd he caused irrevocable harms. He took the life of Bridget Townsend, and he attacked\u201d another woman,\u201d the statement said. \u201cWe grieve for these women and their families. So did he.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement called Gonzales \u201ca deeply spiritual, generous, patient, and intentional person, full of remorse, someone whose driving force was love.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The remains of Bridget Townsend weren\u2019t found until two years after she vanished when Gonzales led authorities to the spot in Southwest Texas where he left her body. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IoKX2OXm9K\">https:\/\/t.co\/IoKX2OXm9K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KHOU 11 News Houston (@KHOU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KHOU\/status\/1806172603502957031?\">June 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Patricia Townsend, Bridget Townsend\u2019s mother said the killer\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/no-room-error-alabama-set-first-ever-execution-using-controversial-unproven-method\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">childhood<\/a> \u201cshould not have anything to do with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know a lot of people that had a hard childhood,\u201d she said several days before the execution, according to USA Today.<\/p>\n<p>David Townsend, the victim\u2019s brother, witnessed the execution.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you support the death penalty?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe have finally witnessed justice being served,\u201d he said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/texas-execution-ramiro-gonzales-30b8a4903066d02c1e0d75d28839e42b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>. \u201cThis day marks the end of a long and painful journey for our family. For over two decades we have endured unimaginable pain and heartache.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gonzales\u2019 death \u201cprovides us a little bit of peace. I do want to say we are not joyous. We are not happy. This is a very, very sad day for everyone all the way around,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Bridget Townsend was at the home of her boyfriend when Gonzales went there to steal drugs or money. When she tried to call her boyfriend, Gonzales stopped her, tied her and took her to his grandfather\u2019s ranch before raping her, killing her, and burying her in a field.<\/p>\n<p>In 2003, he revealed where he had buried her.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Texas inmate set to be executed on what would have been teen victim\u2019s 41st birthday <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1DBLmTGtzR\">https:\/\/t.co\/1DBLmTGtzR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSMornings\/status\/1805956683794960744?\">June 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The killer\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-one-longest-serving-death-row-inmates-scheduled-execution-just-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">execution<\/a> followed a last-ditch appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the execution, arguing that he no longer fit the criteria Texas uses for execution, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/06\/26\/us\/texas-death-row-ramiro-gonzales\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>. The court denied the request.<\/p>\n<p>Gonzales sought to say that he was no longer a danger, one of the conditions Texas requires a jury to consider when deciding upon a death penalty verdict.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. 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Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Texas man, Ramiro Gonzales, 41, was executed by lethal injection for the 2001 rape and murder of 18-year-old Bridget Townsend. 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