▁refused ▁to ▁pay ▁her ▁for ▁having ▁sex ▁with ▁him . ▁ ▁Tri al , ▁appe als , ▁and ▁execution ▁ ▁Rod rig uez ▁was ▁initially ▁offered ▁a ▁ple a ▁deal ▁that ▁involved ▁him ▁ple ading ▁guilty ▁to ▁the ▁mur ders ▁of ▁both ▁women , ▁but ▁he ▁refused ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁minute . ▁He ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁the ▁capital ▁murder ▁of ▁Summer , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁by ▁le th al ▁injection ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Rod rig uez ▁spent ▁just ▁sh y ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁on ▁death ▁row , ▁below ▁both ▁the ▁national ▁and ▁Tex an ▁average . ▁During ▁his ▁in car cer ation , ▁he ▁contributed ▁to ▁in mate ▁blog ▁Min utes ▁before ▁Six ▁on ▁matters ▁of ▁criminal ▁justice ▁and ▁politics . ▁ ▁Rod rig uez ' s ▁lawyer ▁appe aled ▁the ▁death ▁sentence ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁potential ▁Br ady ▁dis closure ▁viol ation ▁by ▁District ▁Att orney ▁Matt ▁Pow ell ▁for ▁failing ▁to ▁disc lose ▁information ▁regarding ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁medical ▁exam iner ▁who ▁performed ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁aut ops ies . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁an ▁appeal ▁by ▁Rod rig uez ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁was ▁denied . ▁He ▁was ▁executed ▁as ▁scheduled ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁pron ounced ▁dead ▁at ▁ 6 : 4 6 ▁pm . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁final ▁statement , ▁Rod rig