"Georgia Executes Inmate for 1993 Murder After 4-Year Hiatus"
TL;DR
Georgia executed its first inmate in four years, Willie James Pye, for the 1993 rape and murder of his ex-girlfriend. Despite claims of intellectual disability and a chaotic upbringing, the Georgia Parole Board denied clemency. Pye's last meal consisted of two chicken sandwiches, two cheeseburgers, french fries, chips, and sodas. He did not record a final statement before being put to death by lethal injection, becoming the 54th inmate executed in this manner.
- Georgia inmate executed for first time in 4 years for 1993 rape and murder WSB Atlanta
- Georgia executes death row inmate Willie Pye for the 1993 murder of Alicia Lynn Yarbrough CNN
- Georgia prisoner denied clemency; execution set for Wednesday The Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Georgia man convicted of 1993 killing of ex-girlfriend is put to death in state's first execution in more than 4 years ABC News
- Georgia executes man for 1993 murder in first execution since before the pandemic The Hill
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