Execution carried out for Anthony Boyd
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The execution of Alabama death row inmate Anthony Boyd was carried out by nitrogen hypoxia last Thursday, October 23, at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore.
Attorney General Steve Marshall cleared the execution to commence at 5:55 p.m. Boyd was pronounced deceased by a physician at 6:33 p.m.
On October 22, Boyd had three visitors and four phone calls, accepted his breakfast and lunch,
refused his dinner, and had snacks throughout the day. On October 23, he had nine visitors, two
phone calls, accepted his breakfast, refused his lunch and dinner, and declined a final meal
request.
Boyd was sentenced to death for the 1993 capital murder of Gregory Huguley in Talladega
County.
A brief press conference followed the execution at the Media Center with remarks from Alabama
Department of Corrections Commissioner John Q. Hamm.
The inmate’s remains will be released to the Escambia County coroner and transported to the
Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences (Mobile Lab) for a postmortem examination.
Earlier that evening Gov. Kay Ivey had informed Hamm that she would not exercise her clemency powers in this case and directed him to proceed with Boyd’s lawfully imposed death sentence for the 1993 kidnapping and murder of Huguley.
Ivey also issued the following statement, “On the evening of July 31, 1993, Anthony Boyd and three other men kidnapped Gregory Huguley at gunpoint in Anniston over a $200 drug debt. Mr. Huguley was taken to a baseball field in nearby Munford where he was duct-taped to a park bench, doused with gasoline and set on fire. All four co-conspirators watched as the victim perished from the flames. After trial, the court found Anthony Boyd to have been an ‘active and full participant’ in Mr. Huguley’s horrific death, noting that he bound the victim’s feet as the group prepared to burn him alive. After 30 years on death row, Anthony Boyd’s death sentence has been carried out, and his victim’s family has finally received justice.”
Attorney General Marshall also issued a statement following Boyd’s execution.
“A jury unanimously convicted Anthony Todd Boyd in March 1995 for the horrific murder of Gregory Huguley, who was burned alive over a $200 debt,” Marshall stated. “For more than 30 years, Boyd sought to delay justice through endless litigation, yet he never once presented evidence that the jury was wrong.
“In 2014, he challenged Alabama’s lethal injection protocol, and in 2018, he opted for nitrogen hypoxia – each time strategically avoiding accountability for his crime. Gregory Huguley was never afforded the chance to delay his own brutal and untimely death.
“Alabama remains steadfast in its commitment to uphold the law and deliver justice for victims and their families. I am proud of my team’s tireless dedication to that mission, and I pray that Gregory’s loved ones may finally find peace in knowing justice has been served.”
Legal Summary: State of Alabama v. Anthony Todd Boyd
On July 31, 1993, Boyd and several co-defendants kidnapped Gregory Huguley in Anniston over a $200 cocaine debt. The men transported Huguley to a baseball field in Munford, where they duct-taped him to a bench, doused him with gasoline, set him on fire, and watched as he burned to death.
Boyd was convicted by a jury of capital murder during a kidnapping and sentenced to death. Over the following three decades, Boyd repeatedly delayed his execution, first in 2014, when he challenged Alabama’s lethal injection protocol, and again in 2018, when he selected nitrogen hypoxia as his preferred method of execution.
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