William Marshall who was on Alabama death row for a murder that took place in 2004 has died. According to initial reports William Marshall died in physical distress however his cause of death is not immediately known. William Marshall was sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of his stepdaughter Alicia Nicole Bentley who was fifteen years old at the time of her death.
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A man sitting on Alabama Death Row died Sunday after being in “physical distress,” according to a prison spokesperson.
William Marshall, 58, was sentenced to death in 2005 after being convicted of capital murder in Jefferson County for killing his stepdaughter, Alicia Nicole Bentley, in 2004. Alicia was 15 years old.
He was being held on the state’s death row, located inside William C. Holman Correctional Facility
Marshallwas taken to a hospital near Atmore, where Holman is located, “following a report of physical distress,” said Alabama Department of Corrections spokesperson Kelly Betts. He was then transported to a hospital in Dothan after medical staff in Atmore determined he needed a higher level of care.
“His condition deteriorated and he became unresponsive. Staff was unable to revive him, and he was pronounced deceased,” Betts said. She added that Marshall “had suffered from multiple ongoing health issues.”
The ADOC Law Enforcement Services Division is investigating Marshall’s death.
Prison alone doesn’t stop murderers from committing murder. I think the death penalty should be legal in all states. However, when in fact it’s FINALLY time for them to be put to death, it’s just as humane as when a sick, injured or old beloved pet is put to rest, and I think this is a joke. In 1981, six yr old Adam Walsh was kidnapped and only his head was discovered weeks later. His murderer was a serial killer who also tortured several women! His victims suffered yet he was treated humanly until he died of renal failure. Even if made it to the day he finally got death from the State, a lethal injection would have been the method and in his case I feel that would have been too easy. I say let all the victims family members have it their way. Why do criminals have so many rights? If convicted of a horrible crime causing bodily injury before they kill their victim, they deserve a horrible death!! The laws protect the evil. Its so wrong!