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".36 caliber hunting rifle"...?[edit]

That is a mistake, no? Perhaps it was actually .30-06, or even .30 Carbine or the extremely common 7.62mm, which is called ".30 cal" sometimes. This needs to be looked into. - ^theWOLFchild 16:43, 9 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not very likely he was using this. It's most probably .30-06 (though .30-30 is a very common chambering for hunting rifles too).

Looks like the error is present from the original version of the page, and the citation that supposedly supports the ".36 caliber hunting rifle" does not mention it. I suggest we remove it. Parsecboy (talk) 17:48, 9 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Daily Mail link posted below confirms it was a .30-06. Parsecboy (talk) 21:26, 9 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Recent articles[edit]

Tolan, Casey. "Texas is about to execute a man who calls himself ‘Elvis’ and may be mentally disabled." Fusion. March 7, 2016.
Farmer, Liz. "Texas inmate who killed 5 in 1997 rampage blames slain ex-wife for Wednesday death sentence" (Archive). The Dallas Morning News. March 8, 2016.
McLaughlin, Kelly and the Associated Press. "'I'm not going to sit here and boo-hoo about it': Texas inmate set to die 17 years after killing five including his ex-wife in a shooting rampage during an apartment party." The Daily Mail. March 8, 2016.
Turner, Allan. "After 17 years on Texas’ death row, a man who murdered his ex-wife is ‘looking forward’ to execution." New York Times. March 8, 2016. See version at (Archive) National Post
McCullough, Jolie. "[http://www.texastribune.org/2016/03/09/man-who-killed-5-faces-execution-wednesday/

Man Who Killed 5 Faces Execution Wednesday]." Texas Tribune]. March 9, 2016.

Turner, Allan. "Scheduled to die, killer says he's better than most on death row." Houston Chronicle. March 7, 2016.
Hoffberger, Chase. "Death Watch: Heat of the Moment." Austin Chronicle. Friday March 4, 2016.

WhisperToMe (talk) 19:54, 9 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

TDCJ entry[edit]

https://offender.tdcj.texas.gov/OffenderSearch/offenderDetail.action?sid=04072960 - Has his profile. I just archived it.

http://www.webcitation.org/6ftK3eq4n WhisperToMe (talk) 00:20, 10 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

JUMPED GUN[edit]

Article published prior to execution. It cannot therefore be said "was executed". Piss-poor timing numbnut ghoul. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.72.177.180 (talk) 01:02, 10 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Executions in Texas are generally scheduled to begin about 6:00 PM. There are last-minute reprieves from the governor or the federal legal system, but if such happened one would expect to see a sudden article about it... ? WhisperToMe (talk) 01:53, 10 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Info box[edit]

Can someone please add the template for his death? The template that automatically calculates his age. Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 06:39, 10 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 18:01, 10 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Number of victims[edit]

Still frustrating at the amount/lack of research regarding this article. Widespread claim of 5 is unsubstantiated. Even conviction doesn't add up. Original police reports were misinterpreted. Is the reluctance to accept that he killed 4 people due to the amount of media misinformation? There is only the total to be corrected. The significance of 4 vs. 5 dead seems clear to me. How can this be corrected? Joebrown1958 (talk) 14:12, 10 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Joebrown1958: This article which I just cited names five victims: Gloria Jean Coons, Antonio Cruz, Kelly Hazlip, Diana Money, and Anthony Rogers. That's five.

The TDCJ did say that "Another female was injured, but survived the shooting." WhisperToMe (talk) 14:43, 10 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

His court case (appeal) lists five victims. Here: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc. Coy Wayne WESBROOK, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas. No. 73205. Decided: September 20, 2000. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 17:59, 10 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The court document above states two things of interest. (1) The last male victim, Kelly Hazlip, was shot in the abdomen from a distance of about two feet. Hazlip survived for five days before dying. Maybe that's the discrepancy? He "survived" the initial shooting, but died five days later. (2) Appellant [Wesbrook], the only surviving witness to the shooting, testified on his own behalf to explain the sequence of events that night. I believe there were five victims. Why does anyone think only four? Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 18:07, 10 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Diana Money was not killed. In fact she testified at Coy Wesbrook's trial. I don't have time or money to order trial transcripts and death certificates for you. She died 2 years after Wesprook's conviction and he was never charged with her murder. — Joebrown1958 (talk) 01:34, 20 April 2016 (UTC) [Originally posted at User talk:Joebrown1958.][reply]

The news report gives the name of the other female victim as Diana Money. But the court report mentioned above and the report of a later appeal both call her Ruth Money (and both reports are quite clear in citing five victims). I have added two sources that give the full name as Diana Ruth Money. I am inclined to dismiss the offender information as erroneous.

Joebrown, if your claim was true, you would not need to order trial transcripts and death certificates - there would be ample other evidence on the web. I repeat, you are just wasting our time. — RHaworth (talk · contribs) 20:00, 21 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]