Mullis is set to to die by lethal injection about 16 years after he killed 3-month-old Alijah and abandoned his body in a secluded area of Galveston’s Seawall

Travis Mullis admitted to the killing in a written and videotaped confession. During his trial, defense attorneys asked jurors to consider a lesser offense for Mullis and focused on his history of mental illness that developed during his early childhood.

Travis James Mullis was sentenced to death in 2011 for killing his 3-month-old son in Galveston. He is set to become the fourth person executed in Texas this year.

A Texas man with a history of mental illness who has repeatedly sought to waive his right to appeal his death sentence is facing execution for killing his 3-month-old son

Travis Mullis, 38, was condemned for sexually assaulting his son Alijah before stomping on his head and leaving his body at the roadside in January 2008