The perpetrators: Marion Butler Dudley (May 13, 1972 – January 25, 2006),[1] Arthur "Squirt" Brown Jr. (August 14, 1970 – March 9, 2023),[2] and Antonia "Tony" Lamone Dunson (born November 7, 1972)[3] were convicted of capital murder.

[8] On June 20, 1992, four people were shot and killed during a drug deal at a residence on Brownstone Lane in Houston, Texas.

Marion Dudley, Arthur Brown Jr., and Tony Dunson had gone to the home of Jose and Rachel Tovar to buy three kilograms of cocaine when they decided to rob them of their drugs and money.

By the time police arrived, three victims were dead: Jose Tovar, Jessica Quiñones (seven months pregnant), and Frank Farias.

The trio bought a Jeep Cherokee and convinced two women to drive them from Birmingham, Alabama to Louisville, Kentucky.

[11][12] On October 23, 1992, Brown was captured by members of the Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit at an apartment in Northport, Alabama.

In August 2014, Brown lost a federal court appeal after arguing he should be provided $7,500 to pay for a mitigation specialist to assist him with his clemency petition.

[23] In May 2022, prosecutors and defense attorneys attempted to sway a Harris County judge to decide on Brown's death warrant.

[24] On May 20, the judge declined to sign the death warrant for Brown, prompting an angry reaction from family members of the victims.

Following the verdict, a Harris County District Attorney's prosecutor announced they would challenge the judge's decision through the Court of Appeals.