Robert Wayne Harris

When Harris was 8 years old, he watched his father kill his mother and then commit suicide. He was then "bounced around among relatives," developed a stutter, and placed in special education classes. Harris was bullied in school and dropped out in 9th grade. Harris was known to physically confront teachers and students and was diagnosed with aggressive conduct disorder. However, he earned his GED when he was 18.

Harris was executed by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit on September 12, 2012. His last words were "I want to tell ya'll, know that I love you. Billy, I love you, English, Hart and Eloise. Dwight, take care of Dwight. I'm going home, I'm going home. I'll be alright, don't worry. I love ya'll. God bless and the Texas Rangers, Texas Rangers."

On March 15, 2000, Harris masturbated in front of a female customer at his workplace, Mi-T-Fine Car Wash. The woman reported the incident and the police were called. Harris was arrested, then fired two days later. On March 19, Harris borrowed a car from a friend. He then went to another friend, Billy Brooks, who got his stepson to lend Harris a pistol.

Harris was charged with capital murder for the car wash shootings, and prosecutors announced they would seek his execution. In September 2000, he was found guilty of capital murder after the jury deliberated for 11 minutes. During his sentencing hearing, Harris' lawyers asked for a life sentence, pointing to his psychological issues and his dysfunctional early years. Psychologists diagnosed him with depression, antisocial personality disorder, and Tourette's syndrome. Prosecutors said Harris knew right from wrong and had good role models for most of his life.

On September 29, 2000, the jury recommended a death sentence for Harris after about two hours of deliberations.

On November 29, 1999, Harris abducted and fatally shot 37-year-old Sandra Scott. He later said he killed her after suspecting her of stealing money from him. Harris was initially questioned about Scott's disappearance, but was not charged. When police found her truck, all of the property inside was missing, except for the keys.

In 1991, Harris committed three burglaries. He initially received probation, but received an 8-year sentence after fleeing a treatment program. Harris was paroled in 1999. While in prison, he spent most of his time in administrative segregation due to behavioral problems. Harris attended a program for mentally ill offenders, but the incidents continued, and he was eventually discharged for non-compliance. The incidents included setting fire to his cell, threatening to kill prison staff, assaulting prison staff and other inmates, drug dealing, not following orders, and sexual misconduct.

Robert Wayne Harris (February 28, 1972 – September 20, 2012) was an American mass murderer and serial killer who killed six people in Texas. In 1999, Harris abducted and killed a woman who he suspected of stealing money from him. The following year, he went on a shooting rampage at his former workplace, a car wash, killing five people. Harris had been fired a few days earlier, after he exposed himself to a customer. He was convicted of capital murder for the car wash shooting, sentenced to death, and executed in 2012.