**Three innocent children lost their lives in a horrific 2003 tragedy that shocked Brownsville, Texas. More than 23 years later, John Allen Rubio, 46, was ex*cuted by lethal injection on November 12, 2026, bringing a decades-long legal battle to its conclusion.**

HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS — Rubio was pronounced d*ad at 6:47 p.m. at the Huntsville Unit, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

The three young victims were Julissa, 3, John, 14 months, and Mary Jane, just 2 months old.

Investigators determined that Rubio and his common-law wife, Angela Camacho, were responsible for the children’s brutal m*rders in March 2003.

Rubio was initially convicted and sentenced to de*th that year. His first conviction was overturned in 2007 because of a legal error involving evidence, but a second jury convicted him again in 2010.

Camacho pleaded guilty and is serving a life sentence.

His Final Words Before the Ex*cution

In his final statement, Rubio expressed remorse, thanked relatives and prison staff, and said he hoped to reunite with the children in heaven.

His attorneys had previously argued that he suffered from serious mental illness. Prosecutors disputed aspects of that defense, and his final efforts to stop the ex*cution were unsuccessful.

The case remained deeply painful for the Brownsville community, where the children’s loss has never been forgotten.

Twenty-three years have pᴀssed, but Julissa, John and Mary Jane remain at the heart of this tragedy. Their lives were heartbreakingly brief, and no legal outcome can restore the childhoods they never had.

Sources

• KRGV Channel 5 News — November 12, 2026: Rubio’s ex*cution confirmed