Richard Cartwright (murderer)
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Richard Cartwright (February 11, 1974 - May 19, 2005) was a death row inmate and activist, who was executed for the stabbing and shooting of Nick Moraida during a robbery in August of 1996.
Cartwright became well known with the Abolishment of the Death Penalty Movement [1] after contributing to a series of articles known as Uncensored from Texas Death Row [2]. After his execution, Clinton Lee Young[3], presently on Texas' death row, took over the Uncensored from Texas Death Row articles.
Cartwright never denied being a part of the robbery which resulted in Moraida's death, however, he claimed innocence [4] of the shooting and stabbing of Moraida throughout his life on death row. Death penalty proponents frequently argue that Cartwright confessed to the murder when he apologized to the family of the victim during his last statement. However, his supporters who knew him on a personal level, including his mother, Irene, continue to defend his innocence, stating that he never denied being a part of the robbery which resulted in Moraida's death. Cartwright had also been a member of The Aryan Brotherhood.
Several months after Cartwright's death, his supporters still claim he had an effect on the abolishment movement against the death penalty, including among his fellow inmates[5].
The original writer of the Uncensored from Texas Death Row articles is Paul Colella [6], who was resentenced to 20 years.
