Christopher Black Sr.

Christopher was executed by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit on July 8, 2003. When asked if he had any last words, Christopher said "No". After the execution, Gwendolyn's sister, Mardelouis Hawthorne, said "We still miss our loved ones but we won't be thinking about him."

In 1998, Gwendolyn told Christopher that she wanted a divorce. She had become frustrated after her husband did not do much to help the family and left town to get a job as a security guard. After learning of his wife's plans, Christopher decided he would kill her.

The following day, February 7, 1998, Christopher went to Gwendolyn's house in Killeen and shot her 10 times. Deidre Blackburn, a friend of Gwendolyn, witnessed the shooting and fled. Christopher then shot Christina Marie Black, now 5-months-old, and his 17-month-old step-granddaughter, Katrese Houston, while she was sitting in her high chair. Christina was shot once while Katrese was shot five times in the chest. Christopher then called 911 and confessed to the murders. He told the operator that he ran out of bullets.

In August 1998, Christopher was found guilty of capital murder after just 15 minutes. The jury deliberated another seven hours before sentencing him to death. While on death row, he declined to give any interviews. "My days are long and sad," Christopher wrote on a pen pal site for inmates. "I do not want romance or money, the only thing that I want is a friend."

Christopher joined the U.S. Army when he was younger. He rose to the rank of Sergeant before retiring. In the mid-1990s, Christopher married Gwendolyn Black, a retired Army soldier who was now an elementary school teacher. The couple had a daughter together, Christina Marie Black.

Christopher Black Sr. (August 2, 1959 – July 9, 2003) was an American convicted murderer who killed his wife, daughter, and step-granddaughter in Texas in 1998 after learning that his wife wanted a divorce. Christopher was convicted and sentenced to death that same year, and executed in 2003.