Oklahoma executes man for 2003 murder of common-law wife in OKC
By Chantelle Navarro
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MCALESTER, Okla. (KOCO) — The state of Oklahoma has carried out the execution of a man convicted of killing his common-law wife more than 20 years ago.
Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez was convicted and sentenced to death for killing Olimpia Fisher at an Oklahoma City home in 2003. He was put to death by legal injection shortly after 10 a.m. Thursday at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.
His last meal was a Cuban sandwich, Rocky Road ice cream, donuts, and a bottle of water.
“Justice has been served for Olimpia Fisher whose life was tragically cut short,” Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond said in a news release, “I pray that her family finds some measure of peace after enduring 23 years of unimaginable grief.”
Police said Cuesta-Rodriguez shot Fisher in the eye in what they described as a gruesome and chaotic scene.
Fisher’s adult daughter reportedly heard gunfire, found her mother injured, and tried to fight Cuesta-Rodriguez with a bat before escaping to call 911 from a neighbor’s home.
Police believe Fisher survived the initial gunshot to her eye, but Cuesta-Rodriguez shot her again while police were outside the home. Officers later found Fisher’s body following a three-hour standoff.
In July, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted against recommending clemency for Cuesta-Rodriguez. Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond applauded the decision.
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