Texas Death Row Inmate Cedric Allen Ricks to be Executed for Brutal Stabbing of Common-Law Wife and Her Children
A Texas death row inmate, Cedric Allen Ricks, is set to be executed for the murder of his common-law wife and her two children in a stabbing incident. The fatal attack occurred following a verbal dispute, during which Ricks became enraged and used a kitchen knife to fatally stab the woman and her two sons, aged 12 and 8. The victims succumbed to multiple stab wounds inflicted by Ricks. After the brutal attack, Ricks fled the scene in the victim's car and contacted family members before being apprehended in Garvin County, Oklahoma. The execution of Cedric Allen Ricks is scheduled for Tuesday, March 10, 2026.