The order came just over 48 hours before David Leonard Wood was set to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday.

Wood's conviction of the murders of six women and girls in El Paso, Texas in 1987 was largely based on circumstantial evidence. He's set for execution March 13.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has blocked the execution of convicted El Paso 'Desert Killer' David Leonard Wood, amid lack of DNA evidence.

FORT LEONARD Wood, Mo. — With the U.S. Army exceeding last year’s recruiting goals, Fort Leonard Wood has added five new basic combat training companies to pave the way for more new Soldiers ...

The highest court in Texas on Tuesday issued a rare stay of execution for David Leonard Wood ... a 26-year-old woman who said Wood raped her under an El Paso bridge when she was 13, according ...

David Leonard Wood was convicted of being the Desert Killer ... a 26-year-old woman who said Wood raped her under an El Paso bridge when she was 13, according to archived coverage by the ...