that a brand new lamp was found with Barnes' fingerprints. The new defense investigation found that the lamp had not been new and that Barnes had visited Bass' house after she had bought it. The bloodstains found on Barnes' clothing, confirmed by DNA as Bass's blood, were very small. This was inconsistent with the extremely violent nature of the killing, and the amount of blood found at the scene. Tests revealed that the bloodstains contained an extremely high level of citric acid, which is used as a preservative in crime labs. The prosecution witness who identified Barnes trespassing at Bass's residence had given inconsistent testimony on different occasions. He described seeing Barnes some 45 minutes after Bass had already returned home. International attention Barnes was executed on March 2, 2000. For his last meal, he requested "Justice, Equality, World Peace." His final statement was: See also Capital punishment in Texas Capital punishment in the United States List of people executed in Texas, 2000–2009 List of people executed in the United States in 2000 References General references Justice Denied Houston Press Last Statement. Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on 2007-11-20. . Texas Department of Criminal Justice (2003-09-12). Archived from the original on 2003-12-02. Retrieved on 2007-11-20. Odell Barnes, Jr.. The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. Retrieved on 2007-11-20. 1968 births 2000 deaths 1989 murders in the United States American people convicted of murder People executed for murder Executed people from Texas 21st-century executions by Texas People executed by Texas by lethal injection People convicted of murder by Texas Executed African-American people People from Wichita County, Texas 21st-century executions of American people 20th-century African-American people