Alabama man faces execution despite not pulling the trigger in auto store customer’s death

Charles “Sonny” Burton faces execution in Alabama for his role in a 1991 robbery in which a man was fatally shot, even though Burton did not fire the gun or witness the killing.

Ivey looks forward to signing execution for child rapists into law

A bill to make rape, sodomy, or sexual torture of a child punishable by the death penalty is on its way to Gov. Kay Ivey. The ...

Advocates spotlight Talladega’s death penalty history while pressing clemency for Burton

TALLADEGA, Ala. (WBMA) — A new billboard unveiled Thursday in Talladega is drawing renewed attention to Alabama’s use of the ...
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Victim’s Daughter, Former Juror Urge Mercy as Alabama Nears Execution of Man Who Did Not Pull Trigger

A former juror and the daughter of the victim are urging Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to halt the impending execution of Charles ...
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Alabama executes man with nitrogen gas for 1993 murder over $200 drug debt

ATMORE, Ala.(AP) — An Alabama man convicted of helping to burn a man alive in 1993 over a $200 drug debt was executed by nitrogen gas on Thursday. Anthony Boyd, 54, was pronounced dead at 6:33 p.m. at ...