The case of Andre Thomas has resurfaced, with details of the 2004 killings and subsequent incidents during his incarceration continuing to draw attention in the United States.
Thomas was convicted of killing his ex-wife, Laura Boren, and her two children in March 2004.
He reportedly broke into Boren’s apartment, stabbed her to death and mutilated her body before carrying out similar attacks on the children.
After the incident, Thomas went to a police station and told officers he had been instructed to “destroy demons,”
During the trial, psychiatrists diagnosed Thomas with schizophrenia, and he pleaded insanity. However, a jury found him guilty and he was sentenced to death under Texas law.
Thomas gouged out one of his eyes while awaiting trial, citing a biblical verse, and later removed his remaining eye and ate it.
His defence team has argued that these acts reflected his deteriorating mental condition.
Following these incidents, Thomas was transferred to a secure psychiatric unit within the Texas prison system, while remaining on death row.
