Victims
Kenneth Wayne Vandever, 24
Nikki Ansley Daniels, 29 (survived)
Candace Driver (survived)
Four inmates, including Victoria man, lose appeals
Victim’s families react to execution
Buenka Adams no longer taunts victims during execution
East Texas man’s final hours on death row
Murderpedia: Beunka Adams
Beunka Adams #1294
Beunka Adams has been executed, last statement
Cobb set to die today for 2002 murder, sex assault
Survivor has been waiting 11 years for execution of Cherokee Co. man
Murderpedia: Richard Aaron Cobb
Movies/Documentaries
House of Horrors: Kidnapped: Field of Nightmares
Defendants
Buenka Adams – convicted, executed [4/26/2012]
Richard Aaron Cobb – convicted, executed [4/25/2013]
Offender Information
Name Adams, Beunka
TDCJ Number 999486
Date of Birth 12/10/1982
Date Received 08/30/2004
Age (when Received) 21
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed) 10
Date of Offense 09/02/2002
Age (at the time of Offense) 19
County Cherokee
Race Black
Gender Male
Hair Color Black
Height 5′ 06″
Weight 179
Eye Color Brown
Native County Cherokee
Native State Texas
Prior Occupation
Laborer
Prior Prison Record
None
Summary of Incident
On 09/02/2002 in Cherokee County, Texas, Adams entered a convenience store and robbed a twenty-four year old white male and shot him one time in the head. Adams then attempted to rob, kidnap and sexually assault two other adult white females. Adams then fled the scene with an unknown amount of money.
Race and Gender of Victim
White Male and Two White Females
Beunka Adams last statement:
First, I want to let my mom know not to cry, there is no reason to cry, everybody dies. Everybody has their time, don’t worry about me. I’m strong. To my family: my old man, my kids, daddy is sorry. I love each and every one of you. I’ll be looking for you. To my wife, I love you. The last two years have been the best. All my kids, mom, nieces, and nephews, I am proud of all of ya’ll. I love each and every one of ya’ll. I really love ya’ll.
To the victims, I’m very sorry for everything that happened. I am not the malicious person that you think I am. I was real stupid back then. I made a great many mistakes. What happened was wrong. I was a kid in a grown man’s world. I messed up, and I can’t take it back. I wasn’t old enough to understand. Please don’t carry around that hurt in your heart. You have got to find a way to get rid of the hate. Trust me, killing me is not going to give you closure. I hope you find closure. Don’t let that hate eat you up, find a way to get past it.
Linda, I love you, I appreciate you. I hate the way things turned out. Ms. Sheri, thank you. To the victims again, I hate the way all of this happened to ya’ll. I don’t think any good will come of this. I am going to see ya’ll again. I love ya’ll, be strong for me. Keep your heads up. I came into the world strong. I’ll leave the world strong. Warden, go ahead. I am sorry for the victim’s family. Murder isn’t right, killing of any kind isn’t right. Got to find another way.
Offender Information
Name Cobb,Richard Aaron
TDCJ Number 999467
Date of Birth 04/02/1984
Date Received 01/23/2004
Age (when Received) 19
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed) 11
Date of Offense 09/02/2002
Age (at the time of Offense) 18
County Cherokee
Race White
Gender Male
Hair Color Brown
Height 05’10″
Weight 150
Eye Color Blue
Native County Smith
Native State Texas
Prior Occupation
Laborer
Prior Prison Record
None
Summary of Incident
On 09/02/2002, in Cherokee County, Texas, Cobb and co-defendant, abducted three victims, a male and two females. Cobb and his codefendant fatally shot the male victim, sexually assaulted and shot the two female victims and left their bodies in a field.
Co-Defendants
Adams, Beunka
Race and Gender of Victim
1 White/Male; 2 Unknown/Females
Richard Cobb last statement:
Life is death, death is life. I hope that someday this absurdity that humanity has come to will come to and an end. Life is too short. I hope that anyone that has negative energy towards me will resolve that. Life is too short to harbor feelings of hatred and anger. That’s it.
