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Robert Alan Shields, Jr. (January 23, 1975 – August 23, 2005) [1] was a convicted murderer who was executed in the state of Texas for the murder of Paula Stiner on September 21, 1994.
Shields broke into the house of Paula and Tracy Steiner and ransacked it. When Paula Steiner returned home, Shields fatally stabbed her and robbed the house. Shields used one of the victim's credit cards and was later caught driving her car. DNA evidence was instrumental in his conviction.
Shields argued at his appeal that he had ineffective counsel, and that, although he was in the victim’s home, he was not the actual killer. The arguments were rejected by the court. [2][3]
Shields wrote a letter to Texas Governor Rick Perry [4] inviting [5] him to witness his execution.
He was executed on August 23, 2005, by lethal injection.[6]