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Nov 1, 2021 · Surveillance video of the murder showed Coonce leaving Rodriguez's cell and making “a throat slashing sign to another inmate.” Coonce later told the facilities staff he did it because Castro-Rodriguez “was a fucking snitch.” Now 41, Coonce is awaiting the death penalty at Terre Haute.
Jun 3, 2014 · The evidence presented at trial demonstrated that another inmate at the prison medical center, Victor Castro-Rodriguez, 51, was found dead on the floor of his cell on Jan. 26, 2010, and had been murdered by Coonce and Hall.
Jun 3, 2014 · According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, inmate Victor Castro-Rodriguez, 51, was found dead on the floor of his cell on Jan. 26, 2010. Any federal execution would take place at the federal prison...
Aug 11, 2010 · A grand jury indicted Wesley Paul Coonce Jr., 30, Mansfield, Texas, and Charles Michael Hall, 39, for the January 26th murder of Victor Castro-Rodriquez. Castro-Rodriquez, 51, who was incarcerated "because he was dangerous due to mental illness" was found unresponsive in his cell.
Charles Hall was serving a 194 month sentence for threatening a Federal Judge and Federal Prosecutor. The victim, Victor Castro-Rodriguez, was beaten to death for apparently coming to the aid of a correctional guard who was being attack by another inmate.
Charles Hall and Wesley Coonce killed Victor Castro-Rodriguez after brutally beating him. A jury found Hall guilty of first-degree murder, see 18 U.S.C. § 1111(b), and following the presentation of a number of aggravating and mitigating factors, returned a death sentence.
May 8, 2014 · A Springfield jury on Wednesday took only an hour to find Wesley Paul Coonce Jr., 34, and Charles Michael Hall, 43, guilty of murder in the Jan. 26, 2010, slaying of Victor Castro-Rodriguez...
