Thomas “Bart” Whitaker’s death sentence was commuted to life without parole by Texas Governor Greg Abbott just minutes prior to his scheduled execution on February 22, 2018. Bart Whitaker received the death penalty after being convicted of plotting the murders of his family in 2003 in Houston, Texas. Bart hired two accomplices to carry out the murders in the family home. After returning home from a family dinner at a local restaurant, Bart’s mother and brother were fatally shot upon…