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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Alabama since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976. All of the 78 people (77 men and 1 woman) have been executed at the Holman Correctional Facility, near Atmore, Alabama. All executions between December 2002 and 2023 were conducted by lethal injection.
Alabama death row inmate Carey Dale Grayson on Thursday became the third inmate in the U.S. to be executed by nitrogen gas.. Grayson, 50, was executed for the torture, bludgeoning and mutilation ...
Alan Eugene Miller is scheduled to be executed in the gas chamber in Alabama this evening. If the execution is carried out, Mr. Miller will become the 1600th person executed in America in modern days.
Miller was taken into the execution chamber on Thursday evening at the Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, and was pronounced dead at 6:38 p.m., Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said in a statement.
Between 1812 and 1965, 708 people were executed in Alabama. Until 1927, hanging was the primary method of execution, although one person was put to death by firing squad. In addition to murder, capital crimes in Alabama formerly included rape, arson, and robbery. [12]
Alabama death row inmate James Barber was executed early Friday morning after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his request for a stay over fears that he could be subject to “substantial harm ...
The execution of Alan Eugene Miller (January 20, 1965 – September 26, 2024) took place in the U.S. state of Alabama by nitrogen hypoxia. It was the second execution in both the world and state to use this particular method, following the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith in January 2024. [ 2 ]
Grayson's execution began just after 6 p.m. at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, AL, when the curtains of the execution chamber were opened.