It was a shocking and grief-filled act of violence, made more tragic by the public admission of murder by teenagers. A small business operator and his friend were gunned down while relaxing outside a downtown Garland recording studio. 17 years later, the slated execution of one of the confessed killers is under review, because the claims of admission have changed.
19-year-old Demarius Cummings confessed to CBS News Texas anchor reporter Steve Pickett about his role in the murders of Matt Butler and Steve Swan in June of 2008.
“They say I’m looking at the death penalty, and I didn’t kill nobody, and I want them to know I didn’t kill nobody”, Cummings said during a on-camera interview with Pickett while being held in the Dallas County Jail on murder charges. Cummings admitted to conspiring with his cousin James Broadnax to rob someone. Cummings was convicted of murder and is serving a life sentence with no possibility for parole. Broadnax confessed to killing the men during a separate profanity-laced interview with Pickett, detailing how he shot both men multiple times. “I don’t think I got a conscience”, he said. Broadnax was sentenced to death after a jury convicted him of murder. He is scheduled for execution in April…