Killer of two Houston women loses death row appeal
HOUSTON
Walter Alexander Sorto contended he was mentally impaired,
making him ineligible for execution under a U.S. Supreme Court
ruling. The Texas court said Wednesday he failed to provide enough
evidence to support his claim.
The 33-year-old Sorto is one of two men condemned for the
abduction, rape and fatal shootings of 24-year-old Roxana Capulin
and 38-year-old Maria Rangel.
The women were waitresses at a restaurant in what's known as
Houston's East End. Prosecutors said Sorto was on probation at the
time of the killings and was responsible for at least two other
murders.
