Joseph Lave letter/envelope 11/26/2006 DECEASED

This auction is for a letter from deceased Texas double murderer Joseph Roland Lave (10/17/1964 - 5/17/2017). On 11/25/1992, Lave, with accomplices James Langston and Timothy Bates, committed a brutal double murder. Using a key to a sporting goods store that Langston had when he was employed there, the three let themselves inside 30 minutes after closing. The three tied up three employees with duct tape and proceed to rob the store. According to Bates, Lave and Langston did the actual killing, which was done with a hammer and knife, first beating the three victims in the head and then cutting their throats. The third victim survived as her arteries had not been severed. She identified Langston as one of her attackers. Langston would be killed later that evening by police when they went to arrest him. Bates would be arrested shortly after that. He snitched on Lave, who turned himself into police on 11/30/1992. Bates took a plea deal for life imprisonment and testified against Lave. Lave would be convicted and sentenced to death on 10/10/1994. Lave died of natural causes on 5/17/2017. He was 52.

ITEM DESCRIPTION: The missive is seven pages on five sheets, dated 11/26/2006, and is signed, "Joseph." Lots of death row talk here with a few smiley faces drawn. Lave has enclosed a few additional pages requesting information on legal proceedings. The original mailing envelope is postmarked 11/28/2006. The envelope comes in a protective comic book sleeve with an acid free board and has been stored flat. Message me with any questions you might have. Thanks for having a look-see.