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Alabama Inmate Claims Innocence Ahead of Nitrogen Execution

10/22/2025

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Anthony Boyd, 53, an Alabama death row inmate, is scheduled for execution by nitrogen gas on October 23, with his family supporting his innocence claim.
He requested a meeting with Governor Kay Ivey, claiming innocence in the 1993 murder of Gregory Huguley.
The plea was made during a press conference with the Execution Intervention Project.
Critics say nitrogen hypoxia is inhumane due to accounts of suffering.

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Story summary

Anthony Boyd, 53, an Alabama death row inmate, is scheduled for execution by nitrogen gas on October 23, with his family supporting his innocence claim.
He requested a meeting with Governor Kay Ivey, claiming innocence in the 1993 murder of Gregory Huguley.
The plea was made during a press conference with the Execution Intervention Project.
Critics say nitrogen hypoxia is inhumane due to accounts of suffering.