The Brief
- Cedric Ricks, 51, is set to be executed on Wednesday for the 2013 capital murders of his ex-girlfriend, Roxann Sanchez, and her 8-year-old son, Anthony Figueroa.
- Sanchez’s 12-year-old son survived 25 stab wounds and testified at the trial, detailing how he feigned injury to make the attacker stop.
- Ricks was convicted after confessing the murders to his family while fleeing the scene and was later arrested in Oklahoma.
BEDFORD, Texas – A 51-year-old man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her 8-year-old son in 2013 is set to be executed on Wednesday.
He will be the second person put to death in Texas in 2026.
Cedric Ricks
The backstory:
Cedric Ricks, who was 38 at the time of the murders, was sentenced to death in 2014 for stabbing 30-year-old Roxann Sanchez and her 8-year-old son, Anthony Figueroa. Her 12-year-old son, Marcus Figueroa, was also stabbed that night, 25 times, but survived. He was able to testify at Ricks’ murder trial.…