Alabama death row inmate asks for no autopsy after execution due to ... Kenneth Smith thrashed violently and repeatedly gasped for air during the 22-minute execution at the William C. Holman prison.

Grayson’s execution began just after 6 p.m. at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, AL, when the curtains of the execution chamber were opened.

Oct. 17 (UPI) --The state of Alabama executed death row inmate Derrick Dearman by lethal injection Thursday evening for the brutal axe killings of five people in 2016. The execution began at 6 p.m ...

Carey Dale Grayson, 50, was executed by nitrogen gas at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in southern Alabama on Thursday.

Carey Dale Grayson, 50, was executed by nitrogen gas at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in southern Alabama on Thursday.

Carey Dale Grayson, 50, was executed by nitrogen gas at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in southern Alabama on Thursday.

Governor Ivey announced that Alabama inmate, David Lee Roberts, will be executed by nitrogen hypoxia this summer, which makes ...

An Alabama death row inmate convicted of sexually assaulting and killing his girlfriend's cousin was executed by lethal injection Thursday night after Gov. Kay Ivey did not exercise clemency powers.

Miller, 59, was executed by nitrogen hypoxia, beginning at 6:16 p.m. at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala. The nitrogen gas flowed for about 15 minutes, prison officials said.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Robin "Rocky" Myers to life in prison, saying there were enough questions about his guilt that she could not move forward with his execution.

Hunt, who was born in 1960 and came to death row in 1990, is now among the longest-serving inmates on Alabama's death row. He said prison became his “hospital” to heal his broken mind.

Carey Dale Grayson, 50, was executed by nitrogen gas at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in southern Alabama on Thursday.