Alabama Executes McWhorter for 93 Robbery-Murder: In Atmore, Alabama, Casey McWhorter, 49, met his end through lethal injection for the 1993 robbery and murder of Edward Lee Williams. McWhorter, 18 at the time, conspired with two younger teens, including Williams’ son, in the crime. The jury voted 10-2 for a death sentence, later imposed by the judge. Younger accomplices received life sentences.
The execution, delayed for justice, was described as providing a more peaceful end compared to the violence endured by the victim.
At 6:30 p.m., the curtain to the execution chamber opened, revealing McWhorter strapped to the gurney. His final words expressed love for his family, apologies to the victim’s family, and a pointed remark about the prison warden’s past. Prosecutors detailed the gruesome crime involving rifles and homemade silencers, resulting in 11 shots fired at Williams. McWhorter spent nearly 30 years on death row, emphasizing the gravity of his actions.
Despite defense efforts citing McWhorter’s age at the time of the crime, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a stay. McWhorter, reflecting on his “confused kid” self, urged young people to think before making life-altering mistakes. Attorney General Steve Marshall asserted McWhorter’s intent to kill. McWhorter’s execution coincided with Texas executing a man for a 22-year-old crime. Alabama plans to attempt the nation’s first execution using nitrogen gas in January.
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Our Reader’s Queries
Where is Casey McWhorter now?
A man in Alabama who was found guilty of murdering someone during a robbery back in 1993 when he was a teenager has been put to death by lethal injection. Casey McWhorter, who is now 49 years old, was declared dead at 6:56 p.m. in a prison in southwest Alabama.
Who was the inmate executed in Alabama?
Alabama inmate Joe Nathan James, Jr. was executed via lethal injection on July 28, 2022, at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama.
How many people were executed in Alabama from 1975 1988?
Alabama’s updated death penalty law in 1975 led to just three executions in the state by the end of 1988.
What is execution by nitrogen hypoxia?
Nebraska only uses lethal injection for executions right now. But a new bill wants to also allow the use of nitrogen as a way to execute people on death row. With this method, a tight mask would be put over the person’s nose and mouth, and they would breathe in pure nitrogen. This would cause them to die from hypoxia, which means their tissues and cells don’t get enough oxygen.