Talk:Coy Wayne Wesbrook

".36 caliber hunting rifle"...?
That is a mistake, no? Perhaps it was actually .30-06, or even .30 Carbine or the extremely common 7.62mm, which is called ".30 cal" sometimes. This needs to be looked into. - the WOLF  child  16:43, 9 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Not very likely he was using this. It's most probably .30-06 (though .30-30 is a very common chambering for hunting rifles too).
 * Looks like the error is present from the original version of the page, and the citation that supposedly supports the ".36 caliber hunting rifle" does not mention it. I suggest we remove it. Parsecboy (talk) 17:48, 9 March 2016 (UTC)


 * The Daily Mail link posted below confirms it was a .30-06. Parsecboy (talk) 21:26, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

Recent articles
Man Who Killed 5 Faces Execution Wednesday]." Texas Tribune]. March 9, 2016. WhisperToMe (talk) 19:54, 9 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Tolan, Casey. "Texas is about to execute a man who calls himself ‘Elvis’ and may be mentally disabled." ''Fusion. March 7, 2016.
 * Farmer, Liz. "Texas inmate who killed 5 in 1997 rampage blames slain ex-wife for Wednesday death sentence" (Archive). The Dallas Morning News. March 8, 2016.
 * McLaughlin, Kelly and the Associated Press. "'I'm not going to sit here and boo-hoo about it': Texas inmate set to die 17 years after killing five including his ex-wife in a shooting rampage during an apartment party." The Daily Mail. March 8, 2016.
 * Turner, Allan. "After 17 years on Texas’ death row, a man who murdered his ex-wife is ‘looking forward’ to execution." New York Times. March 8, 2016. See version at (Archive) National Post
 * McCullough, Jolie. "[http://www.texastribune.org/2016/03/09/man-who-killed-5-faces-execution-wednesday/
 * Turner, Allan. "Scheduled to die, killer says he's better than most on death row." Houston Chronicle. March 7, 2016.
 * Hoffberger, Chase. "Death Watch: Heat of the Moment." Austin Chronicle. Friday March 4, 2016.

TDCJ entry
https://offender.tdcj.texas.gov/OffenderSearch/offenderDetail.action?sid=04072960 - Has his profile. I just archived it.

http://www.webcitation.org/6ftK3eq4n WhisperToMe (talk) 00:20, 10 March 2016 (UTC)

JUMPED GUN
Article published prior to execution. It cannot therefore be said "was executed". Piss-poor timing numbnut ghoul. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.72.177.180 (talk) 01:02, 10 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Executions in Texas are generally scheduled to begin about 6:00 PM. There are last-minute reprieves from the governor or the federal legal system, but if such happened one would expect to see a sudden article about it... ? WhisperToMe (talk) 01:53, 10 March 2016 (UTC)

Info box
Can someone please add the template for his death? The template that automatically calculates his age. Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 06:39, 10 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Done. Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 18:01, 10 March 2016 (UTC)

Number of victims
Still frustrating at the amount/lack of research regarding this article. Widespread claim of 5 is unsubstantiated. Even conviction doesn't add up. Original police reports were misinterpreted. Is the reluctance to accept that he killed 4 people due to the amount of media misinformation? There is only the total to be corrected. The significance of 4 vs. 5 dead seems clear to me. How can this be corrected? Joebrown1958 (talk) 14:12, 10 March 2016 (UTC)

This article which I just cited names five victims: Gloria Jean Coons, Antonio Cruz, Kelly Hazlip, Diana Money, and Anthony Rogers. That's five.

The TDCJ did say that "Another female was injured, but survived the shooting." WhisperToMe (talk) 14:43, 10 March 2016 (UTC)


 * His court case (appeal) lists five victims. Here: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc. Coy Wayne WESBROOK, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.  No. 73205.  Decided: September 20, 2000.  Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 17:59, 10 March 2016 (UTC)


 * The court document above states two things of interest. (1)  The last male victim, Kelly Hazlip, was shot in the abdomen from a distance of about two feet.   Hazlip survived for five days before dying.  Maybe that's the discrepancy?  He "survived" the initial shooting, but died five days later.  (2)  Appellant [Wesbrook], the only surviving witness to the shooting, testified on his own behalf to explain the sequence of events that night.  I believe there were five victims.  Why does anyone think only four?  Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 18:07, 10 March 2016 (UTC)

Diana Money was not killed. In fact she testified at Coy Wesbrook's trial. I don't have time or money to order trial transcripts and death certificates for you. She died 2 years after Wesprook's conviction and he was never charged with her murder. &mdash; Joebrown1958 (talk) 01:34, 20 April 2016 (UTC) [Originally posted at User talk:Joebrown1958.]


 * The news report gives the name of the other female victim as Diana Money. But the court report mentioned above and the report of a later appeal both call her Ruth Money (and both reports are quite clear in citing five victims). I have added two sources that give the full name as Diana Ruth Money. I am inclined to dismiss the offender information as erroneous.
 * Joebrown, if your claim was true, you would not need to order trial transcripts and death certificates - there would be ample other evidence on the web. I repeat, you are just wasting our time. &mdash; RHaworth (talk · contribs) 20:00, 21 April 2016 (UTC)