Juan Garza
Juan Garza | |
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Garza during a video in which he asks President Bill Clinton to spare his life (2000) | |
| Born | November 18, 1956 Brownsville, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | June 19, 2001 (aged 44) USP Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. |
| Known for | First drug lord to be executed by the US federal government |
| Criminal status | Executed by lethal injection |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Garza |
| Children | 2 |
| Convictions | Murder in furtherance of a continuing criminal enterprise (3 counts) Engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise Money laundering Conspiracy to import more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana Conspiracy to possess more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana with intent to distribute Possession of marijuana with intent to distribute (3 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death (August 10, 1993) |
| Details | |
| Victims | 8+ |
Span of crimes | 1990–1992 |
| Country | United States and Mexico |
| State | Texas |
Date apprehended | November 1992 |
Juan Raul Garza (November 18, 1956 – June 19, 2001) was an American murderer and drug lord who was executed by the United States federal government for three drug-related murders. In addition, Garza was linked to at least five other drug-related murders in Texas and Mexico. He was executed in 2001, eight days after Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh.