Alabama executes a man Thursday for two murders — his jury had said he should live

This story will be updated. Alabama inmate Jeffery Lee was executed Thursday for the 1998 murders of Jimmy Ellis—a world-renowned Elvis impersonator—and Ellis’ ex-wife Elaine Thompson. He had also ...

Alabama Is Set to Execute a Murderer. The Jury Wanted Him to Live.

Jeffery Lee’s case has grappled with questions in Alabama about emerging execution methods and an abandoned sentencing ...
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Alabama reverses course on how it plans to kill this man

Alabama can't execute 49-year-old Jeffery Lee with his originally chosen method of nitrogen gas, but it plans to move ahead ...

SCOTUS denies Alabama inmate’s request to halt tonight’s execution; Gov Ivey not granting clemency

This story will be updated throughout the day. Jeffrey Lee is scheduled to be executed tonight by the state of Alabama after 26 years on death row - unless a court or Gov. Kay Ivey intervenes. Lee, 49 ...
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Advocates urge Gov. Kay Ivey to stop Alabama's latest execution, citing abolished judicial override

Calls are growing to halt an Alabama execution scheduled for Thursday.