HARLINGEN — With an execution date set for April 27, supporters of Melissa Lucio set up in the parking lot of a Harlingen barbecue spot late Wednesday afternoon hoping to win the attention of Gov. Greg Abbott.

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Melissa Lucio’s nephew Angel Aparicio holds up a sign advocating against the current death penalty for his aunt Wednesday outside a campaign event for Governor Greg Abbott at SMOKE: Texas BBQ and Watering Hole in Harlingen. The Lucio family and friends gathered outside the event to urge the governor to watch the documentary “The State of Texas vs. Melissa” and halt Lucio’s execution set for April 27th. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
The Lucio family assembles their signs to put out Wednesday outside a campaign fundraiser for Governor Greg Abbott at SMOKE: Texas BBQ and Watering Hole in Harlingen. The Lucio family and friends gathered outside the event to urge the governor to watch the documentary “The State of Texas vs. Melissa” and halt Lucio’s execution set for April 27th. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
A banner with Melissa Lucio’s face printed on it rests on the ground Wednesday outside a campaign fundraiser for Governor Greg Abbott at SMOKE: Texas BBQ and Watering Hole in Harlingen. The Lucio family and friends gathered outside the event to urge the governor to watch the documentary “The State of Texas vs. Melissa” and halt Lucio’s execution set for April 27th. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Family and friends of Melissa Lucio wave banners at cars entering the venue Wednesday outside a campaign fundraiser for Governor Greg Abbott at SMOKE: Texas BBQ and Watering Hole in Harlingen. The Lucio family and friends gathered outside the event to urge the governor to watch the documentary “The State of Texas vs. Melissa” and halt Lucio’s execution set for April 27th. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Mikaylah Treviño stands with the rest of her family as they hold up signs on the roadside Wednesday outside a campaign fundraiser for Governor Greg Abbott at SMOKE: Texas BBQ and Watering Hole in Harlingen. The Lucio family and friends gathered outside the event to urge the governor to watch the documentary “The State of Texas vs. Melissa” and halt Lucio’s execution set for April 27th. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
John Lucio, one of Melissa Lucio’s sons, watches for the governor’s vehicle Wednesday outside a campaign fundraiser for Governor Greg Abbott at SMOKE: Texas BBQ and Watering Hole in Harlingen.The Lucio family and friends gathered outside the event to urge the governor to watch the documentary “The State of Texas vs. Melissa” and halt Lucio’s execution set for April 27th. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Lucio family friend Stephanie Alcala holds up a sign for passing cars to see Wednesday outside a campaign fundraiser for Governor Greg Abbott at SMOKE: Texas BBQ and Watering Hole in Harlingen. The Lucio family and friends gathered outside the event to urge the governor to watch the documentary “The State of Texas vs. Melissa” and halt Lucio’s execution set for April 27th. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Melissa Lucio’s family members and friends shout “watch the film’ outside the venue Wednesday at a campaign fundraiser for Governor Greg Abbott at SMOKE: Texas BBQ nd Watering Hole in Harlingen.The Lucio family and friends gathered outside the event to urge the governor to watch the documentary “The State of Texas vs. Melissa” and halt Melissa Lucio’s execution set for April 27th. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Angry after Governor Greg Abbott entered the venue from the back entrance, the Lucio family and their friends block the driveway as they shout Melissa Lucio’s innocence in the death of her daughter Wednesday outside a campaign fundraiser for Governor Greg Abbott at SMOKE: Texas BBQ and Watering Hole in Harlingen. The Lucio family and friends gathered outside the event to urge the governor to watch the documentary “The State of Texas vs. Melissa” and halt Lucio’s execution set for April 27th. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
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