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10mo ago

Alabama Executes Keith Gavin for 1998 Murder of Delivery Driver

Gavin's death marks the state's third execution this year, following a lengthy legal battle and a last-minute appeal to the Supreme Court.

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William Clayton Jr. is pictured in a handout photo from his family. He was a married father of seven children when he was shot and killed during a botched robbery in Centre, Alabama, on March 6, 1998.

Overview

  • Keith Edmund Gavin was executed by lethal injection for the 1998 murder of William Clayton Jr., a father of seven.
  • Gavin's execution proceeded after the Supreme Court denied his final appeal for a stay.
  • The murder occurred during a botched robbery at an ATM where Clayton was withdrawing money for a date with his wife.
  • Gavin had a history of violent crime, including a prior murder conviction for which he was on parole at the time of Clayton's death.
  • Alabama agreed to forgo a post-execution autopsy on religious grounds, honoring Gavin's Islamic faith.