Tabler's execution came about an hour after Florida executed James Dennis Ford. Tabler was convicted of a 2004 double murder, and Ford was convicted of a double murder in 1997.

Richard Lee Tabler to be executed in Texas 1 hour after Florida execution. What to know. Tabler is set to be executed at 7 p.m. ET, one hour after the 6 p.m. execution of James Dennis Ford in ...

During his 20 years behind bars, Richard Lee Tabler says he's found God and leads a ministry of Death Row inmates. He's written two books about his life.

Richard Lee Tabler, 46, was given a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. The time of death was 6:38 p.m. CST, 15 minutes after a lethal dose of the powerful sedative ...

Richard “Blue” Lee Tabler, 45, was relaxed in the hours before his execution for the murder of two men and two women in 2004, according to TDCJ officials. He was put to death with a single ...

Richard Lee Tabler, 46, also admitted to killing two teenage dancers at the club and said he had found God during his two decades in prison.

Tabler's execution came about an hour after Florida executed James Dennis Ford. Tabler was convicted of a 2004 double murder, and Ford was convicted of a double murder in 1997.

Texas executes man for 2004 double killing in a dispute with his strip club manager This undated photo released by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows death row inmate Richard Lee Tabler.

Tabler is set to be executed at 7 p.m. ET, one hour after the 6 p.m. execution of James Dennis Ford in Florida. They're set to become the nation's fourth and fifth executions this year.

Tabler is set to be executed at 7 p.m. ET, one hour after the 6 p.m. execution of James Dennis Ford in Florida. They're set to become the nation's fourth and fifth executions this year.

Texas is planning to execute Richard Lee Tabler for the double murder of two men in 2004. An hour before that, Florida is planning to execute James Dennis Ford for killing a young couple in front ...