YOUNG mother Joana Rodriguez was kidnapped and murdered in 2001, leaving behind a four day old son.

Joana Rodriquez was only 25-years-old when she was found in the boot of a car belonging to Linda Carty.

Who was Joana Rodriguez?

In 2001, a young woman named Joana Rodriguez gave birth to a little boy.

She and her husband Raymundo Cabrera lived in an apartment in Houston, Texas.

The pair had celebrated the birth of their baby boy, named Ray, just days before Joana was killed.

Her neighbour, Linda Carty, now 63, was charged with murder and sentenced to death by lethal injection.

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Carty has been waiting on the infamous death row for 20 years, appealing the decision.

What happened to Joana Rodriguez?

On May 16, 2001, in the early hours of the morning, Joana and her baby Ray were kidnapped from their home.

She was restrained, her mouth taped over with duct tape and her head was covered with a plastic bag.

Joana was put into the boot of a car, leased by her neighbour Linda Carty, and suffocated to death.

Her baby Ray was found alive in another car, also connected to Carty, who has British citizenship.

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Three men were convicted of entering Joana's home and abducting the pair.

Gerald Anderson, Chris Robinson and Carlos Williams all received long sentences for their part in the crime.

Linda Carty, a former primary school teacher, was charged with the murder of Joana and sentenced to death but has maintained her innocence and appealed the ruling.

Prosecutors claim that she was desperate for a baby so kidnapped Joana in order to keep Ray for herself.

They suggested it was an attempt to save the relationship with her husband as Carty had suffered miscarriages previously.

Carty claims she was framed because of her work as a drug informant.

Although she does not have an execution date yet, Carty would be the first British citizen to be executed since Ruth Ellis in 1955.

Where is Joana Rodriguez's son Ray now?

Baby Ray Cabrera survived the ordeal, he has not publicly commented no the death of his mother.

After the sentence was imposed, the Rodriguez family hugged each other.

Raymundo said at the time: "We feel better that there's some justice.

"It helps me a lot. I can rest a little better."

The four-day-old Ray would now be around 20 years old.

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Carty said she felt for the family because "she's somebody's child too and she's somebody's daughter."

She said she wants to show the families that the person they've hated for all these years, did not commit the crime.

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