▁( the ▁kill ings ▁were ▁linked ▁by ▁Rod rig uez ' s ▁mod us ▁oper and i , ▁as ▁both ▁vict ims ▁were ▁found ▁stuff ed ▁into ▁suit cases ▁which ▁were ▁then ▁thrown ▁into ▁the ▁same ▁Lub bo ck ▁land fill ). ▁Rod rig uez ▁was ▁executed ▁at ▁the ▁Hun ts ville ▁Unit ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁his ▁ 3 8 th ▁birth day . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Rod rig uez ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁in ▁W ich ita ▁F alls , ▁northern ▁Texas . ▁He ▁alleg edly ▁faced ▁ab use ▁from ▁his ▁alco hol ic ▁and ▁dom ine ering ▁father , ▁Ros endo ▁Rod rig uez ▁Jr . ▁The ▁younger ▁Rod rig uez ▁attended ▁Texas ▁Te ch ▁University ▁in ▁Lub bo ck , ▁and ▁had ▁worked ▁as ▁both ▁an ▁office ▁cl erk ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁fast ▁food ▁worker , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁Marine ▁res erv ist . ▁ ▁Mur ders ▁▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁Summer ▁Lee ▁Bald win ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁a ▁Lub bo ck ▁land fill . ▁She ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁died ▁of ▁as phy xi ation ▁and ▁to ▁have ▁suffered ▁numerous ▁beat ings . ▁Summer , ▁a ▁ 2 9 - year - old ▁native ▁of ▁Washington ▁state , ▁was ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁sex ▁worker ▁in ▁Lub bo ck ▁when ▁she ▁disappeared ▁two