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Monday, March 11, 2013  It's been 10 years since three Brownsville children were murdered by their mother Angela camacho and her common-law husband John Allen Rubio.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  March 11, 2003 was already a busy night, but when Brownsville Police Det. Sam Lucio heard his comrade’s frantic call for back up, he could have never imagined the horrific crime that had been committed.

Monday, March 04, 2013  This coming Monday marks the somber anniversary of a crime that shocked that the entire Rio Grande Valley.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled on Wednesday to uphold the conviction and death penalty for Brownsville child killer John Allen Rubio.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011  John Allen Rubio, the man convicted twice already for killing three children in Brownsville in 2003 gets an automatic appeal after getting sentenced to death last year.

Monday, August 02, 2010  Convicted child killer John Allen Rubio will remain in Cameron County for a few more days before he's transferred to a state prison in Livingston.

Friday, July 30, 2010  It took jurors 4 hours to sentence John Allen Rubio to death. For the first time in 7 years, the convicted child murderer spoke out loud in court after Judge Noe Gonzalez asked if he had anything to say.

Thursday, July 29, 2010  A Harlingen attorney representing John Allen Rubio said his client gets an 'automatic' appeal now that convicted child killer has received the death penalty.

Thursday, July 29, 2010  A Hidalgo County jury has started deliberations in the sentencing phase of the John Allen Rubio capital murder trial.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010  Testimony continued on Wednesday for the sentencing of convicted child killer John Allen Rubio.

Monday, July 26, 2010  After almost four and half hours of deliberations, a Hidalgo County jury found John Allen Rubio of three counts of capital murder.

Friday, July 23, 2010  A forensic psychiatrist who spent more than 14 hours interviewing a south Texas man charged with beheading his common-law wife's three children in 2003 has testified for the prosecution that the man knew what he was doing was wrong.

Thursday, July 15, 2010  Angela Camacho broke down on the stand as she testified against her former common law husband John Allen Rubio.

Monday, July 12, 2010  Capital murder suspect John Allen Rubio started his new trial by pleading not guilty by reason of insanity in Edinburg.

Monday, May 24, 2010  Jury selection is expected to start next Tuesday for a Brownsville man accused of killing and beheading his three children.