Man put to death for 1993 killing of ex-girlfriend, Georgia’s first execution in years
The last execution in Georgia was conducted in January 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic gained force.
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Willie James Pye, 59, received an injection of the sedative pentobarbital and was pronounced dead at 11:03 p.m. at the state prison in Jackson. He was sentenced to die for his conviction in the November 1993 abduction, rape and shooting death of Alicia Lynn Yarbrough.
