A man convicted of two murders — including the murder of a 15-year-old San Antonio boy — was executed at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Walls Unit Wednesday.
Frank Moore, 49, was the second man executed in Texas this year and is part of a group of six men scheduled to be executed before Feb. 1.
Moore was pronounced dead at 6:21 p.m., and his death happened to fall on the 15th anniversary of the murders.
During his brief last statement, Moore addressed his wife and three friends who attended the execution on his behalf.
He did not address any of the victims' witnesses present.
“I would like to say that capital self-defense is not capital murder,” Moore said at approximately 6:12 p.m. “To my wife and family, thank you for your support. I appreciate you and thank you.”
Following his second trial, Moore was sentenced to death on July 8, 1999, by the 226th District Court of Bexar County for the 1994 murders of 23-year-old Samuel Boyd and 15-year-old Patrick Clark.
According to information released by the Texas Attorney General's office, Moore became involved in an altercation with Boyd and Clark at a San Antonio club called Wheels of Joy on Jan. 21, 1994.
After the initial confrontation, Boyd and Clark left the establishment but returned in a vehicle and stopped next to Moore in the club's parking lot.
At that point, according to the TDCJ Web site, Moore used a .30-caliber rifle to shoot and kill Boyd and Clark before fleeing the scene.
Boyd received wounds to the chest while Clark was shot in the head, and both died at the scene of the shooting.
“I came here today to find a little bit of closure,” Letisha Clark, Patrick Clark's twin sister, said. “I know this won't bring him back, but I do feel like I got a sense of closure today.
“I didn't know if he was going to address us or not, but I wish he had.”
Prior to the two murders, Moore had previously been convicted for negligent homicide, attempted murder and drug possession. He was also a member of a gang known to commit robberies, aggravated assaults, murders and drug activities.
Before his arrest, Moore reportedly threatened to kill family members of witnesses if they cooperated with the police investigation of the murders.
Local News
January 21, 2009
Moore executed for 1994 murders
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