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Rally Urges Clemency for Innocent Man Facing Execution

10/9/2025

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Anthony Boyd, 53, faces execution on October 23 for 1993 murder of Gregory Huguley, insisting on innocence.
A Talladega rally urged sparing his life and highlighted death penalty concerns, with Rev. Jeff Hood criticizing nitrogen gas.
Convicted in 1995 on testimony from a witness who claimed Boyd taped Huguley's feet before the fire.
Alabama has the highest per-capita death rate.

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Anthony Boyd, 53, faces execution on October 23 for 1993 murder of Gregory Huguley, insisting on innocence.
A Talladega rally urged sparing his life and highlighted death penalty concerns, with Rev. Jeff Hood criticizing nitrogen gas.
Convicted in 1995 on testimony from a witness who claimed Boyd taped Huguley's feet before the fire.
Alabama has the highest per-capita death rate.