Texas man convicted of 2 fatal shootings becomes the 1st person executed in the US this yearHUNTSVILLE, Texas -- A Texas man who once escaped custody and spent three days on the run after being sentenced to death for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend was put to death Wednesday, becoming the first person executed in the United States this year. Prosecutors said Thompson and Hayslip had been romantically involved for a year but split after Thompson "became increasingly possessive, jealous and abusive." Cain died at the scene, and Hayslip died in a hospital a week later. On Monday, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles had denied Thompson's request to commute his death sentence to a lesser penalty. Texas has historically held more executions than any other state though Florida had the most in 2025 with 19.