# Executions in Oklahoma and Texas include father who beheaded 3 children

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2 outlets covering · First listed: NY Post, Nov 12, 2026, 1:16 AM · Read it: <https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/us-news/executions-set-for-oklahoma-murderer-james-pavatt-and-texas-killer-josh-rubio/>

Two men were set to be executed in the US on Thursday, including a Texas father who beheaded three young children he was raising in a 2003 killing that rattled a community along the US-Mexico border.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 11, 2026, 11:00 PM: [Executions in Oklahoma and Texas include a father who beheaded 3 children](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMingFBVV95cUxORXFXXzBQT0tMbmFaMTJZaUZLYm9OV0R3WFN6azdDV25nUVMyaExVOV9XSTU3TzVTNFpldHJMelpQUEI5QnQ5ZUNtRkkyeXR2dC1vYXFqSU8tOUNrYU1GbV9MZF9FM3d2MlA0c0FGV3BHTTJ4enlKTHRuYWZONWRTbENhRzBnQ2VXSzczbEdFV2plVXEyd0ZtaDA3akdnUQ?oc=5>) — AP (Wire service, United States)
- Nov 12, 2026, 1:16 AM: [Executions in Oklahoma and Texas include father who beheaded 3 children](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/us-news/executions-set-for-oklahoma-murderer-james-pavatt-and-texas-killer-josh-rubio/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States)
  Two men were set to be executed in the US on Thursday, including a Texas father who beheaded three young children he was raising in a 2003 killing that rattled a community along the US-Mexico border.