Edgar Tamayo Arias

Edgar Tamayo Arias (July 22, 1967[1] – January 22, 2014[2]) was a Mexican national sentenced to death in Texas for killing a police officer.

[4] On January 31, 1994, Tamayo shot Gaddis outside of the Topaz nightclub in Southwest Houston.

[4] Tamayo was received into the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) system on November 18, 1994.

[5] John Kerry, the Secretary of State of the United States, and officials from the government of Mexico had asked for a hearing of Tamayo's case, regarding whether the lack of timely notification of the consulate affected his case, after an international court ruled in 2004 that any prisoner who had his or her rights to contact a consulate should have a hearing.

The Office of the Attorney General of Texas stated that Tamayo opted not to have such a review.

The Ellis Unit housed the State of Texas death row for men until mid-1999.
Allan B. Polunsky Unit houses the State of Texas death row for men.
Huntsville Unit , where Tamayo was put to death