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Judge allows psychological testing of man accused of murdering his three children
Judge allows psychological testing of man accused of murdering his three children
A state district judge in Brownsville ruled Wednesday that a personality evaluation, which may be used to determine if John Allen Rubio is able to assist his attorneys in his defense, be admitted in his upcoming competency trial.
[...]Rubio, 29, is accused of murdering his three children in Brownsville on March 11, 2003. The children were smothered, stabbed and mutilated, according to investigators.
Rubio was convicted in November 2003 on three counts of capital murder in the deaths of his children, Julissa Quesada, 3, John E. Rubio, 14 months, and Mary Jane Rubio, 2 months. Rubio pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity during the trial and was sentenced to death.
However, Rubio’s conviction was reversed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in September 2007, thereby granting him a new trial.
[...][Psychologist Jolie] Brams said that Rubio was raised in an unconventional family whose beliefs differed from those of an average family.
Rubio was brought up in a family that believed in witchcraft and engaged in prostitution, Bram testified.
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Lurid details of killings disclosed in court testimony
After they were arrested March 11, the couple told police they thought Julisa Angela Quezada, 3, John Esthefan Rubio, 1, and Mary Jane, 2 months, were possessed, according to police detective Sam Lucio, who took Rubio’s statement.
“They used the words ‘witches’ and ‘witchcraft,’” Lucio said, noting that the couple never claimed evil spirits influenced them. He said family members claimed the couple was interested in witchcraft, although they didn’t seriously practice it.
Then, in a second statement on March 12, Camacho recounted their motive for the crime. According to Thomas Clipper, head investigator for the grisly murder, Camacho said they acted to “stop the suffering of the children.” Camacho apparently told police that they were financially unable to care for their babies.
Angela Camacho was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences in prison.
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