In a flurry of legal motions, the previously halted February 8th execution date for John Lezell Balentine resumed. Balentine was convicted in the 1998 slaying of three teenagers in Amarillo.
A cold winter day here in Amarillo saw John Balentine put an end to three teenage boys while they were sleeping back in 1998. It's been twenty-five years since that fateful night. There have been a few close calls after Balentine received the death penalty.