Christopher Vialva | |
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 Christopher Vialva, photographed before his death | |
| Born | Christopher Andre Vialva May 10, 1980 Killeen, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | September 24, 2020 (aged 40) |
| Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
| Allegiance | 212 Piru Bloods |
| Motive | Robbery |
| Conviction(s) | First degree murder Carjacking |
| Criminal penalty | Death (June 13, 2000) |
| Details | |
| Victims | Todd Bagley, 26 Stacie Bagley, 28 |
| Date | June 21, 1999 |
| Location(s) | Fort Hood, Texas |
| Imprisoned at | United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute |
Christopher Andre Vialva (May 10, 1980 – September 24, 2020) was an American man who was executed by the United States federal government for the 1999 murders of two Iowa pastors in Fort Hood, Texas. Vialva and his co-accused Brandon Bernard were both given the death penalty in 2000, while three more juveniles involved in the crime were convicted and jailed. Vialva spent 20 years on federal death row before he was executed via lethal injection on September 24, 2020, becoming the seventh person, as well as the first African American, to be executed by the federal government since the resumption of federal executions in July 2020.[1]
- ^ "Christopher Vialva executed for 1999 murder of Texas couple, the seventh federal execution since July". USA TODAY. September 24, 2020.