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Odell Barnes
1968–2000
United States
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Biography
Odell Barnes Jr. (March 22, 1968 – March 1, 2000) was a Texas man convicted of the 1989 murder of Helen Bass. During the later stages of his legal appeals, human rights groups and anti-death penalty advocates raised questions about his murder conviction, leading to international media attention and diplomatic protests from the government of France.
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