Georgia is set to execute Willie James Pye for the murder of his ex-girlfriend in 1993, even though IQ tests and examination by experts determined he is mentally disabled—and the Supreme Court ruled ...

ATLANTA - A Georgia man, Willie James Pye, 59, was executed at 11:03 p.m. Wednesday for the murder of his former girlfriend, Alicia Lynn Yarbrough, in a crime that took place over three decades ago.

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. The execution – Georgia’s first in more ...

Jackson, Ga. — A Georgia man convicted of the killing of his former girlfriend three decades ago was put to death Wednesday evening in the state’s first execution in more than four years. Willie James ...

ATLANTA - Clemency has been denied for 59-year-old Willie James Pye, a condemned inmate facing execution. Pye's execution has been scheduled by the Spalding County Superior Court for March 20 at 7 p.m ...

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Prathia Laura Ann Hall was in bad trouble. It was not just her modest misdemeanor — violating Georgia’s antitrespass law during a motel sit-in. The 23-year-old Negro girl faced a far more formidable ...

Brad Pye Jr. was only 12 years old in 1943 when he paid a friend $5 to drive him from his home in Plain Dealing, La., to Los Angeles. For the next four years, he lived alone on Central Avenue until ...