Alabama executes 64-year-old Keith Edmund Gavin for 1998 murder at ATM
The 64-year-old was executed for the March 1998 murder of William “Bill” Clayton Jr. in Cherokee County. Clayton was gunned down near an ATM while getting cash to take his wife on a date that evening.
Alabama inmate asks U.S. Supreme Court in handwritten motion to block his execution
Gavin argues that a Cherokee County Judge last week denied Gavin’s request to waive filing fees so he could challenge that county circuit court’s jurisdiction over his conviction and sentencing.
Alabama Death Row inmate denied handwritten appeal to stop his execution
Gavin, 64, who was sentenced to death for the March 1998 murder of William Clayton Jr. in Cherokee County, is set to be executed July 18, but the timeframe could go into July 19 if there are delays.
Alabama won’t perform autopsy after devout Muslim inmate’s execution
Gavin, 64, who describes himself as a devout Muslim, does not plan any further appeals in his case before the July 18 execution at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore.
Muslim group urges Alabama not to do autopsy on inmate’s body after execution
In Islamic beliefs, autopsies are generally viewed as impermissible mutilation of the deceased but are permissible in cases of necessity and only to the extent required.
Alabama inmate Keith Edmund Gavin doesn’t want autopsy after his execution, cites Muslim faith
Gavin sincerely believes that an autopsy would desecrate his body and violate the sanctity of keeping his human body intact, according to his lawsuit.
Woman dies from injuries in 4-vehicle Mobile crash
Officers discovered a vehicle traveling northbound had crossed into the southbound lanes striking three other vehicles.
Rush Propst resigned as he faced garnishment, threat of jail over $123,875 in unpaid spousal support
The former Pell City coach said the timing of his resignation was not related to the garnishment.
Highland Lake police search for missing 67-year-old man cancelled
Authorities did not release any information on why the missing person alert for Roy Richards had been cancelled.
Tuscaloosa County teen killed in Saturday night crash
The 17-year-old was killed when the 2005 Nissan Maxima the teen was driving left the roadway and struck a ditch, troopers reported.
Etowah County pedestrian killed in Saturday night crash
The crash happend at 7:06 p.m. Saturday on Alabama 132 near the 9 mile marker, within the Altoona city limits, according to a statement from troopers.
Madison County man riding bicycle towed by riding lawnmower struck and killed by car
The crash happened at 3:20 p.m. Saturday on Arnold Road near Prospect Road, about five miles east of Hazel Green, in Madison County, troopers reported.
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