Juanita Hernandez, sister of Esperanza, and her son Juan hug Esperanza “Hope” Trevino, of Harlingen, the mother of Melissa Lucio, during a vigil at the Basilica Of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle National Shrine, Friday, April 22, 2022, in San Juan, Texas. Melissa Lucio is the first woman of Hispanic descent in Texas to be sentenced to death. She was convicted of capital murder after the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Mariah. (Delcia Lopez/The Monitor | [email protected])A banner of an Angel is seen during the vigil for Melissa Lucio at the Basilica Of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle National Shrine Friday, April,22, 2022 in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez/The Monitor | [email protected])Rachelle Zoca, of Chicago, holds a sign during a vigil for Melissa Lucio at the Basilica Of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle National Shrine, Friday, April 22, 2022, in San Juan, Texas. Lucio is the first woman of Hispanic descent in Texas to be sentenced to death. (Delcia Lopez/The Monitor | [email protected])Ofelia De Los Santos places a sign at the pulpit where Bishop Daniel E. Flores will speak during a vigil for Melissa Lucio at the Basilica Of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle National Shrine, Friday, April 22, 2022, in San Juan, Texas.(Delcia Lopez/The Monitor | [email protected])The entrance to the north side of the Basilica Of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle National Shrine during a vigil for Melissa Lucio on Friday, April,22,2022 in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez/The Monitor | [email protected])Esperanza “Hope” Trevino, of Harlingen, the mother of Melissa Lucio, during a vigil at the Basilica Of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle National Shrine, Friday, April 22, 2022, in San Juan, Texas. (Delcia Lopez/The Monitor | [email protected])
