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Shields broke into the house of Paula and Tracy Steiner and ransacked lieutenant When Paula Steiner returned home, Shields fatally stabbed her and robbed the house. Shields used one of the victim"s cr cards and was later caught driving her car.
deoxyribonucleic acid 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.
Shields wrote a letter to Texas Governor Rick Perry inviting him to witness his execution. He was executed on August 23, 2005, by lethal injection.
