While Georgia stopped carrying out executions during the pandemic, death penalty cases continued to wind their way through ... have since become eligible for execution. One of them, Willie James Pye, ...

While Georgia stopped carrying out executions during the pandemic, death penalty cases continued to wind their way through ... have since become eligible for execution. One of them, Willie James Pye, ...

Pye, 59, was put to death by way of lethal injection in Georgia on Wednesday evening after all of his legal efforts, including a request for stay of execution by the US Supreme Court, were exhausted.

The state of Georgia on Wednesday executed death row inmate Willie Pye, who was convicted and sentenced to die for the 1993 murder of Alicia Lynn Yarbrough.

News Nation/World Man put to death for 1993 killing of ex-girlfriend, Georgia's first execution in years This image provided by the Georgia Department of Corrections shows inmate Willie James Pye.

Pye’s execution was the 77th since Georgia resumed the practice in 1976. Only a dozen people have seen their death sentences commuted over that same time.

The state of Georgia has executed Willie Pye, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Alicia Lynn Yarbrough in 1993.

Georgia’s first execution in years was Willie James Pye, 59, at the state prison in Jackson for the rape and murder of Alicia Lynn Yarbrough ...

This image provided by the Georgia Department of Corrections shows inmate Willie James Pye. A judge on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, signed the order for the execution of Pye, who was convicted of ...