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'You should feel safe at home': Neighbor responds to friend struck by bullet piercing home
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John Allen Rubio's last 24 hours before execution
Elena Torres
Elena Torres
Reporter · Brownsville, TX
Elena Torres is a health and wellness journalist with a decade of experience, having previously worked for El Paso Times. She holds a degree in Public Health from the University of Texas at El Paso and focuses on community health issues that matter locally.
More from Elena →Reporter · Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 12:34 AM · 1 min read
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — In less than 24 hours, John Allen Rubio will be executed for the brutal murder of his three children. It has been 23 years since the killings of the three children in that old Brownsville apartment, a crime that's haunted the community for decades. But by Thursday evening, Rubio will have [...]
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