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Alabama Schedules Execution of Jeffrey Lee Using Nitrogen Hypoxia

4/16/2026

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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has scheduled the execution of Jeffrey Lee for June 11-12, 2026.
The execution will use nitrogen hypoxia, the method recently authorized in Alabama.
Jeffrey Lee was convicted of two counts of capital murder for the 1998 killings of Jimmy Ellis and Elaine Thompson during a pawn shop robbery.
The judge sentenced Lee to death because of doubts about his mental competency.

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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has scheduled the execution of Jeffrey Lee for June 11-12, 2026.
The execution will use nitrogen hypoxia, the method recently authorized in Alabama.
Jeffrey Lee was convicted of two counts of capital murder for the 1998 killings of Jimmy Ellis and Elaine Thompson during a pawn shop robbery.
The judge sentenced Lee to death because of doubts about his mental competency.