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Anthony Boyd Alabama Death Row

Anthony Boyd was sentenced to death by the State of Alabama for a murder committed during a kidnapping. According to court documents Anthony Boyd, Shawn Ingram and Marcel Ackles would kidnap the victim who was tortured before being doused in gasoline and set on fire. Anthony Boyd and Shawn Ingram would be convicted and sentenced to death. Marcel Ackles would be sentenced to life without parole

Anthony Boyd 2021 Information

Inmate:	BOYD, ANTHONY
AIS:	0000Z578

Institution:	HOLMAN PRISON

Shawn Ingram 2021 Information

Inmate:	INGRAM, ROBERT SHAWN
AIS:	0000Z581

Institution:	HOLMAN PRISON

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“ ‘On July 31, 1993, Anthony Boyd, along with Shawn Ingram and Marcel Ackles, were looking for Gregory Huguley, a/k/a “New York,” because Gregory Huguley had gotten cocaine from them several days before and he had failed to pay up. The charge for the cocaine was $200.00. These men were later joined by Quintay Cox, who provided a 9-millimeter Mack 11 automatic pistol. These men continued their search for Gregory Huguley and in the early evening of July 31, 1993, they spotted “New York” on 15th Street in Anniston, Alabama. At this time they were riding in a blue van that Marcel Ackles had rented. The van approached “New York” and then stopped. Shawn Ingram took the Mack 11 automatic pistol and walked over to “New York” and told him to come here. “New York” hesitated and then Shawn grabbed “New York” and pushed him into the van and onto the floor by the first bench seat. After leaving the scene of the abduction, Quintay Cox [was] let out at Cooper Homes and [was] instructed to follow the others. The first stop of the defendant and the participants was at a gasoline station, where Marcel Ackles got out and purchased some gasoline in a plastic container. Then all of the participants, including the defendant and the victim, proceeded to a baseball field in the Munford community in North Talladega County, Alabama. During this trip Gregory Huguley was made to lie down on the floor board of the van by defendant Boyd and co-defendant, Shawn Ingram. He kept saying to his abductors, “Do not kill me. I will get your money.” When the participants arrived at the baseball field between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., Shawn Ingram made “New York” lie down on a bench. Then Marcel Ackles taped “New York’s” hands and mouth and the defendant, Anthony Boyd, taped his feet, all with duct tape. Then “New York” was taped to the bench. At this time, Shawn Ingram doused gasoline on “New York.” Then he made a two-foot trail of gasoline from the bench where “New York” was lying. Then he lit the trail of gasoline which led to “New York” and caused him to be caught on fire. The defendant and the other participants watched “New York” burn for 10 to 15 minutes until the flame went out. During the burning “New York” rolled over a few feet. Then at this point in time he died as a result of the burning. Then the defendant and Shawn Ingram left in the van and returned to Anniston, and Quintay Cox and Marcel Ackles returned to Anniston in Quintay’s car. On the way back to Anniston, Marcel said to Quintay, “We are all in this together. If one goes down, all go down.” They arrived back in Anniston around 7:45 to 8:00 p.m.

“ ‘The murder of the victim, Gregory Huguley, was of the intentional killing type while the defendant committed murder during kidnapping in the first degree. The defendant possessed all of the requisite intent to sustain a conviction as charged in the indictment. He was an active and full participant in the death of the victim, Gregory Huguley.’ ”

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/al-court-of-criminal-appeals/1440236.html

Eugene Clemons Alabama Death Row

Eugene Clemons was sentenced to death by the State of Alabama for the murder of a law enforcement officer. According to court documents Eugene Clemons would murder undercover DEA agent George Douglass Althouse. Eugene Clemons would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to death

Eugene Clemons 2021 Information

Inmate:	CLEMMONS, EUGENE MILTON II
AIS:	0000Z570

Institution:	HOLMAN PRISON

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The state’s evidence tended to show that on May 28, 1992, Douglas Althouse, a special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration (D.E.A.), was shot and killed while Eugene Clemons and his codefendant stole the automobile in which he was a passenger. Dr. Joseph Embry, state medical examiner, testified that Althouse was shot twice and that the fatal bullet entered the left side of his chest and passed through his heart.

Naylor Braswell of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department testified that the victim and he were sharing an apartment at the time of the murder. Braswell testified that on May 28 at approximately 10:00 p.m., he and Althouse left the apartment in Braswell’s black Camaro automobile, to meet a narcotics officer. Braswell pulled into a service station/convenience store to borrow the telephone book to make a call on his cellular telephone. While he was in the store he noticed that a stocky black male had gotten into his car and was sitting behind the steering wheel, armed with a revolver. At trial, Braswell testified that the appellant looked like the man he saw in his car. He heard two muffled shots, saw Althouse dive out of the car, and saw Althouse shooting at the car. He ran out to Althouse as he collapsed from his injuries. Braswell testified that a bulletproof vest and a shotgun were in the trunk of the car when it was stolen.

Kenny Reed testified that he was at Herman Shannon’s house on May 28 when Dedrick Smith stopped by and asked Reed to pick up the appellant to go get “a car.” He testified that they picked up Eugene Clemons and drove to an area near a service station where the appellant got out of the car. Reed stated that he heard several shots, that there was a break in the shooting, followed by several more shots. Eugene Clemons then drove off in a black Camaro automobile and later went to Shannon’s house. When Reed arrived at Shannon’s house, the appellant said that no one better “open their mouths” because he had just killed a D.E.A. man. He further testified that the week before the murder, the appellant had told him that his car needed a new motor.

Early the next morning following the murder, the stolen Camaro was discovered near Shannon’s house. The shotgun in the trunk of the car was recovered on the side of the road near the appellant’s house.

Eugene Clemons was arrested by Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) agents in Cleveland, Ohio. Michael Clemons, the appellant’s uncle, who lived in Cleveland, testified that the appellant’s sister telephoned him and told *966 him that the appellant would be coming to his house. Michael Clemons testified that he met with the appellant’s father and they subsequently met and talked with the appellant. Michael Clemons further stated that the appellant said that he had to shoot a police officer because the officer was trying to kill him and that he had to steal the car to get away.

https://law.justia.com/cases/alabama/court-of-appeals-criminal/1996/cr-94-0270-0.html

Larry George Alabama Death Row

Larry George was sentenced to death by the State of Alabama for a murder. According to court documents Larry George would shoot two neighbors causing the death of one of them. Larry George who broke a restraining order that one of the neighbors had against him was arrested, convicted and sentenced to death.

Larry George 2021 Information

Inmate:	GEORGE, LARRY DONALD
AIS:	0000Z571

Institution:	HOLMAN PRISON

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On Feb. 12, 1988, Larry Donald George walked into his estranged wife’s apartment in Talladega, Ala., with a World War II German Luger.

Within 5 minutes, police say, he had shattered her spine with a single shot – and murdered two of her next-door neighbors.

The Talladega police and the FBI have been looking for him ever since.

One place they traced him to was a railroad trestle in Botetourt County. There, in 1989, George apparently left a collection of belongings that included his wallet, camouflage clothing, camping supplies and an X-rated movie purchased at a video store in Roanoke.

Last week, George’s case was featured on the NBC television show “Unsolved Mysteries.” The show produced dozens of leads, including reports that George may have been in Roanoke or Lynchburg in the past few months.

Investigator Tom Bowerman of the Talladega Police Department said the Virginia leads, like most of the others, are vague enough that it’s likely nothing will come of them.

But he believes someone in the Roanoke Valley – probably in Botetourt – has information that could lead to George’s capture.

“I think there’s someone in that area he knows,” Bowerman said. “They have no idea that he committed that crime.”

The video is one piece of evidence that makes the detective believe there’s a Roanoke Valley connection. “That’s an abnormal item for somebody on the run or who’s camping out to have.” George probably stayed for a while with someone who had a VCR, Bowerman said.

Bowerman said the case is one of just two unsolved killings in Talladega, a city of 17,000 about 50 miles from Birmingham.

He gave this account of the killings:

George had a history of violence against his estranged wife, Geraldine.

That night, he staked out her apartment. She came home, unlocked her apartment and went next door to the home of Janice Morris and Ralph Swain, who were baby-sitting for her. Geraldine George sent her son and daughter home while she chatted with Janice Morris.

When she got back to her apartment, Larry George was inside. She wanted to know what he was doing there. They argued. He whipped out the Luger.

She told her daughter to run upstairs and call for help. As Larry George chased after his daughter, Geraldine George ran next door.

He yanked the phone out of the wall and headed next door after Geraldine. Janice Morris was getting ready to dial the police. George shot her in the chest.

Geraldine curled up behind an armchair to hide. Larry shot her in the side.

Ralph Swain came downstairs. Larry George grabbed him by the shirt and shot him in the back of the head.

Police believe George hid in the woods around town for a week, then caught a ride to Brewton in southern Alabama.

In June 1989, the Botetourt County Sheriff’s Department got a call about a suspicious person near a farm in the Blue Ridge area. Deputies discovered some belongings under a trestle spanning Glade Creek. They found a driver’s license, ran a check on it, and found its owner was wanted on suspicion of capital murder.

The only other confirmed sighting of George was in Wilmington, Del., in June 1990.

Talladega police have posted a $10,000 reward in the case. (Their number is 205-362-4162.)

George, now 37, is 6-foot-2 and at one time weighed about 175 pounds. The name “Trish” was tattooed on his left bicep. He has worked as a truck driver and smokes Newports and Kools.

The FBI says he has been known to frequent palm readers and mystics.

https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1993/rt9306/930610/06090424.htm

Willie Burgess Alabama Death Row

Willie Burgess was sentenced to death by the State of Alabama for the murder of woman during a robbery. According to court documents Willie Burgess would enter the victims shop and in the process of robbing it would shoot and kill the owner. Willie Burgess would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to death.

Willie Burgess 2021 Information

Inmate:	BURGESS, WILLIE JR
AIS:	0000Z568

Institution:	HOLMAN PRISON

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“[O]n the morning of January 26, 1993, [Burgess] rode his bicycle to the Decatur *146 Bait [and Tackle] Shop located at 214 Sixth Avenue, S.E., Decatur, Alabama, with the intention of committing a theft. He entered the shop and had a dialogue with the owner, Mrs. Louise Crow. The defendant then left the shop, returned home, changed clothes and walked back to the shop. The defendant again entered the shop, pulled out a .25 caliber semi-automatic pistol, demanded money from the cash drawer and ordered the owner to enter the shop’s bathroom. Once the victim had entered the bathroom, the defendant shot her in the face at close range, killing her. He then stole the victim’s car, picked up his girlfriend and her child and headed toward Huntsville, Alabama. The defendant was arrested in route to Huntsville, and at the time of arrest he was in possession of the victim’s car, a .25 caliber semi-automatic pistol and a quantity of currency.”

After being returned to the custody of the Decatur police, Burgess made an admission to police detectives. Then, as he was walked through the parking lots between the Decatur City Hall and the Morgan County Jail, Burgess, while being videotaped by a cameraman for a local television station, made another admission in response to questions from reporters in which he admitted killing Mrs. Crow.

https://law.justia.com/cases/alabama/court-of-appeals-criminal/1998/cr-93-2054-0.html

Robin Myers Alabama Death Row

Robin Myers was sentenced to death by the State of Alabama for a murder committed during a robbery. According to court documents Robin Myers broke into a home in order to commit a robbery and in the process stabbed two people in which one of them died. Robin Myers stole a videotape recorder from the home. Robin Myers was arrested, convicted and sentenced to death. There are claims of innocence in this case

Robin Myers 2021 Information

Inmate:	MYERS, ROBIN
AIS:	0000Z563

Institution:	HOLMAN PRISON

Robin Myers More News

The evidence in this case showed that [Robin Myers] unlawfully entered the home of Ludie Mae Tucker in the middle of the night. He stabbed Mrs. Tucker, and then ran into a bedroom, where he stabbed her houseguest and cousin, Marie Dutton. Mrs. Dutton survived the attack, but Mrs. Tucker died as a result of her injuries. As [Robin Myers] was leaving the house, he took a videocassette recorder. He later traded this videocassette recorder for crack cocaine. [Robin Myers] testified that he did not kill Mrs. Tucker or stab Mrs. Dutton. He stated that he found the videocassette recorder in some bushes behind his house and that he took it and traded it for cocaine.”

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/al-supreme-court/1284605.html

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Robin “Rocky” Myers is a 53-year-old intellectually disabled black man who was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in 1993 for a crime he did not commit.

With a vote of 9-to-3, an overwhelmingly white jury in Decatur, Ala., recommended that Robin be sentenced to Life Without the Possibility of Parole. The elected judge presiding over the case overrode the jury and ordered his execution instead.

The United States Supreme Court recently found this practice of judicial override to be unconstitutional and struck down Florida’s capital sentencing scheme, which allowed override. Alabama is now one of only two states that allows for such judicial override and it stands alone in giving a judge no guidance in exercising this power.

In the last 15 years, shockingly, Alabama is the only state to ever use judicial override to sentence someone to death. To quote U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, “[I]t approaches the most literal sense of the word ‘arbitrary’ to put one to death in the face of a contrary jury determination where it is accepted that the jury had indeed responsibly carried out its task.”

In all of Rocky’s post-conviction proceedings, he and his counsel have argued that he should not be executed because he is innocent and intellectually disabled. Additionally, Alabama’s decision to execute Rocky is a direct violation of a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found the execution of an intellectually disabled inmate to be cruel and unusual and, therefore, in violation of the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. And because Rocky’s counsel abandoned him in the midst of his post-conviction proceedings, these claims have never been fully addressed by any court.

Rocky has no further appellate process available to him, and is subject to receive an execution date at any time. Your signature to this petition is not a vote for his innocence. It is a vote for justice, and one that will hopefully compel the state of Alabama and Gov. Robert Bentley to grant Rocky clemency from an elected judge’s arbitrary decision and allow him to serve the sentence the jury of his peers intended –– Life Without the Possibility of Parole.

To learn more about or to keep up with the status of Rocky’s case, please visit www.clemencyforrockymyers.wordpress.com.