Alabama Faces Calls to Halt Execution of Geoffrey West Despite Victim’s Son’s Plea
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Alabama is set to execute Geoffrey West, convicted of a 1997 murder during a gas station robbery, using nitrogen gas, marking the nation's latest use of this method. Despite pleas for mercy and forgiveness from the victim's family, the governor has upheld the law, and the execution is scheduled for Thursday night.
- Alabama to execute man for 1997 shooting death of store clerk ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Son of Mother Killed by Geoffrey West Urges Alabama to Halt Execution The New York Times
- Alabama death row inmate gets support for commutation from victim’s son WSFA
- Son of woman killed in 1997 gas station robbery asks Alabama to spare assailant set to be executed New York Post
- Alabama Plans to Execute Geoffrey West Despite Victim’s Son’s Wishes Equal Justice Initiative
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