John Allen Rubio: key obituary facts
Is John Allen Rubio dead? Yes. John Allen Rubio died on November 12, 2026, at age 46.
Cause of death: John Allen Rubio's cause of death was reported as Lethal injection.
What was John Allen Rubio known for?
John Allen Rubio was an American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection.
John Allen Rubio, an American convicted murderer in the 2003 Brownsville child murders, died by lethal injection on November 12, 2026, aged 46.
On March 11, 2003, Rubio and his common-law wife, Angela Camacho, killed their three young children in Brownsville, Texas: three-year-old Julissa Angela Quezada, one-year-old John Esteban Rubio and two-month-old Mary Jane Rubio. The murders took place as the family faced serious financial difficulties.
They could not pay their rent by the March 11 deadline, and Rubio’s brother would not let the family move into his home. His brother’s girlfriend declined to lend him money, and about $175 in cash had been stolen from Rubio. The children’s food stamp benefits had also been paused, according to the account of the case. These circumstances were reported as part of the context surrounding the killings; they do not alter the identities of the children or the date of their deaths. Rubio’s case became known as the 2003 Brownsville child murders, referring to the city where the family lived and the killings occurred. His death by execution came more than 23 years after the murders. The three children, all under the age of four, were the victims of the case for which Rubio was convicted.