Terry Hankins

In January 2009, with his execution date fast approaching, his lawyers attempted to get the Supreme Court to review the case, but the request was shot down. On June 2, 2009, Hankins was executed via lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit. His last words were "I am sorry for what I've done and for all the pain and suffering my actions have caused. Jesus is Lord. All Glory to God." He was the 200th executed inmate in Texas under Texas governor Rick Perry, and the 439th execution since capital punishment in the United States resumed in 1977.

Hankins was considered the prime suspect in the murders of Tammy and her children, and a warrant was put out for his arrest. Now wanted, Hankins fled to his girlfriend's apartment in Arlington. However, police eventually tracked him down, and after a five-hour standoff he surrendered without incident. Soon after his arrest, he confessed to the murders as well to killing his father and stepsister. He told investigators where to look and their bodies were soon recovered. The confession came off as a surprise to detectives since neither were reported missing. Initially, he was charged with killing his step children, but not the other three. Despite his confession, he pleaded not guilty, claiming the warrant that lead to his arrest was obtained through illegal means since the evidence that was presented was largely just speculation. Hankins was found guilty of two counts of capital murder, and in May 2002 he was sentenced to death.

To cover up his father's disappearance, he began to regularly pay his father's house bills, and would regularly check in and out of his property. In July 2001, Terry was arrested and charged with aggravated assault for beating his roommate Ruthie Bradley. After a short time in jail, he was released the following month.

Terry Lee Hankins (October 10, 1974 – June 2, 2009) was an American serial killer who killed five family members in Mansfield, Texas between October 2000 and August 2001. After fully admitting responsibility, he was convicted of two of the murders and was sentenced to death. Hankins was executed by lethal injection on June 2, 2009, becoming the 200th inmate executed in Texas under the governorship of Rick Perry.

Terry Lee Hankins was born on October 10, 1974. When he was young, his parents divorced and he was sent to live with his father Ernie. Hankins was introduced to two stepmothers, both of whom he later claimed sexually abused him. At age 18, he married Tammy Bryce, and he moved in with her three children.