Linda Carty
Linda Carty | |
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| Born | Linda Anita Carty 5 October 1958 |
| Occupation(s) | Laborer, former primary school teacher, former drug informant |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated at Patrick O'Daniel Unit in Gatesville, Texas |
| Spouse | Jose Corona |
| Conviction | Capital murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death (February 21, 2002) |
Linda Anita Carty (born 5 October 1958) is a Kittitian-American former schoolteacher who is on death row in Texas. In February 2002, she was sentenced to death for the abduction and murder in 2001 of 20-year-old Joana Rodriguez in order to steal Rodriguez's newborn son. Carty claimed she was framed by her co-defendants who were drug dealers because she had previously been an informant.
Carty has appealed her conviction, with her most recent petition to the United States Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari being denied by the Supreme Court on November 13, 2018.