Ker'Sean Olajuwa Ramey: September 23, 2026

On September 23, 2026, the State of Texas is scheduled to execute Ker’Sean Ramey for the 2005 murders of 24-year-old Samuel “Sam” Roberts, 18-year-old Tiffani Peacock, and 38-year-old Celso Lopez in Edna, Texas.

Ramey is the second man sentenced to death for the murders. LeJames Norman, who testified against Ramey at his 2007 trial, was executed by Texas on September 16. This episode follows Ramey’s case from the burglary that supplied the guns used in the murders through the investigation, the testimony against him, his trial and death sentence, and nearly two decades of appeals. It also examines the jury-selection process, the defense presented during the punishment phase, and the later questions surrounding psychiatric testimony used to argue that Ramey would remain dangerous in the future.

SOURCES

Ramey v. State, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals — direct appeal, trial evidence, jury selection, punishment proceedings, and claims raised after conviction.

Ramey v. Stephens, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas — federal habeas proceedings, trial-counsel claims, mitigation evidence, jury-selection claims, and psychiatric testimony.

Ramey v. Davis / Ramey v. Lumpkin, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit — federal habeas proceedings and subsequent challenges to Ramey’s conviction and death sentence.

Ramey v. Lumpkin, U.S. Supreme Court petition, appendix, and State of Texas Brief in Opposition — post-conviction claims and requests for Supreme Court review.

Coble v. State, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals — reliability of Dr. Richard Coons’s methodology for predicting future dangerousness.

Texas Department of Criminal Justice — Ker’Sean Ramey death-row information and scheduled execution information.

Victoria Advocate — contemporary reporting on the murders, investigation, Ramey and Norman trials, sentencing proceedings, and statements from victims’ families.

Associated Press and other contemporary Texas reporting — case background and execution-related developments.

Publicly available clemency materials and advocacy filings concerning Ramey’s scheduled September 23, 2026 execution.