Ronald and James Allridge

On June 8, 1995, Ronald was executed by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit. He declined a last meal. When asked if he had any last words, Ronald replied "No, I'm not going to say anything." His execution was the 10th in Texas in the year of 1995, and the 95th overall in Texas since executions were brought back in the United States. James was executed on August 26, 2004. His last meal consisted of a double-meat bacon cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, and salad dressing, shoestring or crinkle-cut french fries with ketchup, banana pudding or banana pudding ice cream, and watermelon or white seedless grapes. When asked for last words, James replied, "Yeah. I want to thank my family and friends, my family for all loving me and giving me so much love. I am sorry, I really am. You, Brian's sister, thanks for your love -- it meant a lot. Shane -- I hope he finds peace. I am sorry I destroyed you all's life. Thank you for forgiving me. To the moon and back -- I love you all." Brian's family members denied having forgiven James.

While awaiting execution, James took up painting, and he gained some publicity for the colorful portraits he made by selling them on the internet. Ronald attempted to appeal his sentence multiple times. In 1992, he successfully argued for a stay of execution, and a new execution date was set for June 1995.

On January 14, 1985, Ronald committed an armed robbery at a Crusty's Pizza shop in Fort Worth. During the robbery, he fatally shot 19-year-old Buddy Joe Webster Jr., an employee present, with a .22-caliber pistol. Ronald later stated that after the murder, he simply went home and went to sleep as if nothing had happened.

On February 3, 1985, the Allridge brothers drove to a convenience store in Fort Worth. James, a former employee there, knew where the combination to the store's safe was kept. Ronald dropped James off and parked around the corner to wait. The store was closed, but a clerk, 21-year-old Brian Clendennen, was there. James asked Clendennen for change so he could make a payphone call. Clendennen recognized James, unlocked the doors for him, and gave him some change. After James pretended to use the payphone and left, Clendennen re-locked the doors.

On March 25, 1985, Ronald and James, along with Clarence and Milton Jarmon, committed a violent armed robbery at a Whataburger restaurant in Fort Worth. Ronald was armed with a shotgun, and two others had pistols. One of them shot out the glass door on the east side of the restaurant with his pistol, and stayed at the restaurant's west door for the rest of the robbery. Milton leaped over a counter to ransack two cash registers, knocking one of them over in the process. As he went over the counter, he accidentally dropped his pistol, which discharged. After the employees gave him the money, he went back over the counter and fled the restaurant with the others.

Ronald was apprehended by police while walking along Old Mansfield Highway, still in possession of the gun. While in custody, a psychologist diagnosed him with paranoid schizophrenia. In 1977 he pleaded guilty to the crime, receiving a sentence of 10-years imprisonment at the Texas Department of Corrections Ferguson Unit. In 1983 he was released from prison with no parole to be required, after which he got a job at a restaurant, but from which he was fired in late 1984 after his boss got tired of him showing up late.

In March 1976, 15-year-old Ronald robbed a local department store; he stole several watches and three guns with multiple boxes of ammunition. Afterwards, he began regularly bringing one of the guns to his high school, which he showed off to fellow students and told them he was ready to shoot someone. On April 12, 1976, Ronald brought the gun to school and, once surrounded by an audience of students outside the boys' restroom, fatally shot 15-year-old Lorenzo Kneeland in the chest and abdomen. Another student, 15-year-old James Christian, was also shot, but he survived. The motive was reportedly unclear, although Lorenzo and Ronald had fought in the past over either a girl or a burglary dispute.

Ronald Keith Allridge (September 27, 1960 – June 8, 1995) and James Vernon Allridge III (November 14, 1962 – August 26, 2004) were American brothers and serial killers who killed three people and committed numerous armed robberies in Fort Worth, Texas during a crime spree in early 1985. For their crimes, the Allridge brothers were sentenced to death and subsequently executed by lethal injection; Ronald in 1995 and James in 2004.

Ronald Allridge was born on September 27, 1960 in West Germany, where his father was stationed at the time as part of the military. Two years later, on November 14, 1962, his younger brother James was born. In 1969, the family returned to U.S., settling in Fort Worth, Texas, later moving into a home at 2425 Annglen Drive where Ronald and James shared an attic bedroom.