Erica Sheppard

Erica Yvonne Sheppard (born September 1, 1973) is an American convicted murderer and female death row inmate imprisoned in Texas. On June 30, 1993, in Houston, Sheppard and her male accomplice James Dickerson robbed Marilyn Meagher of her car, and stabbed her five times, before they wrapped Meagher's head in a plastic bag and bludgeoned her in the head with a 10-pound statue. Sheppard and Dickerson fled to the former's hometown in Bay City, Texas, and they were eventually arrested. Sheppard was convicted of capital murder and robbery and sentenced to death in 1995. Dickerson was similarly sentenced to death, but he died on death row in 1999 due to AIDS. As of 2025, Sheppard is currently incarcerated at the Patrick O'Daniel Unit, and she is the longest-serving female prisoner on Texas's death row.