Texas Executes Blaine Milam for 2008 'Exorcism' Killing of 13‑Month‑Old
Texas executed Blaine Milam for the 2008 killing of 13‑month‑old Amora Carson, whom prosecutors say died during a roughly 30‑hour "exorcism" after suffering multiple skull fractures, broken arms, legs and ribs and numerous bite marks, with a pipe wrench among evidence cited. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected his final appeals hours before he was put to death by lethal injection using pentobarbital (injection began at 6:19 p.m.; he was pronounced dead at 6:40 p.m.), after courts and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied relief amid defense challenges to bite‑mark and disputed DNA evidence and claims of intellectual disability; co‑defendant Jesseca Carson was sentenced to life without parole.
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Texas man executed for fatally beating 13-month-old girl during "exorcism"
New information:
- Execution was carried out and Blaine Milam was pronounced dead at 6:40 p.m. after a lethal injection that began at 6:19 p.m. CDT.
- Pentobarbital was the sedative used in the lethal injection.
- The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Milam's final appeals hours before the execution.
- Prosecutors and the forensic pathologist detailed the severity of injuries (multiple skull fractures, broken arms, legs, ribs, numerous bite marks) and cited a pipe wrench among evidence tying Milam to the slaying.
- Context: Milam was the fifth person executed this year in Texas; the article also notes another execution (Geoffrey West in Alabama) occurred the same evening, contributing to the year's national total.
Texas man to be executed for 'exorcism' murder of girlfriend's toddler daughter
New information:
- Confirms execution is imminent ('facing execution on Thursday').
- Provides prosecution description of injuries (skull fractures, broken bones and dozens of bite marks) and the 30‑hour duration of the alleged 'exorcism.'
- Summarizes defense arguments: challenges to bite‑mark evidence and claims of intellectual disability; notes prior execution dates were delayed while courts reviewed those claims.
- Notes trial venue was moved roughly 140 miles to Montgomery County because of intense publicity; Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied clemency and appeals were denied.
Texas man facing execution for fatally beating 13-month-old girl during 'exorcism'
New information:
- Defendant: Blaine Milam, 35; Victim: Amora Carson, 13 months old; incident: December 2008 in Rusk County, Texas
- Forensic findings: multiple skull fractures, broken arms, legs and ribs, numerous bite marks; pathologist could not pinpoint a single cause of death
- Legal actions: Execution scheduled Thursday (Sept. 25, 2025); Milam's attorneys filed a Supreme Court petition citing unreliable bite-mark and disputed DNA evidence; co-defendant Jesseca Carson was convicted and sentenced to life without parole