Mary Bounds
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Mary Bounds
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Summary: Mary
Bounds, age 56, was reported missing on November 29, 1987. A few days later her
vehicle was located in Houston, Mississippi. Inspection of the vehicle revealed
spattered blood around the driver’s side door. Her body was found nearby. She
had been severely beaten. It was later determined that she died of head
injuries from repeated blows. Earl Wesley Berry’s confession provided the
details of what transpired. On the evening of November 29, 1987, while driving
through Houston in his grandmother’s vehicle, Berry saw Mary Bounds near a
church. As she was preparing to enter her vehicle, he approached and forced her
into his vehicle, ultimately driving to a wooded area out of town. Mary pleaded
with Berry, but he beat her with his fists and forearm. Afterwards, he carried
her further into the woods and left her. Berry's brother called the police
after he witnessed suspicious behavior. Berry was arrested at his grandmother’s
home and soon confessed to the crime. Police found the mismatched tennis shoes
Berry had discarded in a pond, along with bloodied towel.
QUOTE 1: Following the execution, Bounds' husband, Charles
Bounds, spoke to reporters. "I don't have much to
say. I just think it took too long," he said. "I have had this on my mind for 20 years, and it really
takes a lot out of me." Bounds then spoke harshly to Mississippi
Department of Corrections Commission Chris Epps, though Epps was not the one
who halted the execution. Tonight, they hugged. "Justice
has just now been brought to bear against the man who admitted killing (Mary
Bounds)," Epps said.
QUOTE 2: Bounds' daughter, Jena Watson, also spoke, saying
her mother would have wanted people to forgive Berry. "Tonight,
we feel that we have received justice for what was done," she said.
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