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Alabama Executes Jeremy Williams After Clemency Denied

8/15/2026

Summary

Williams Executed

Jeremy Tremaine Williams was executed in Alabama on August 13, 2026 for killing 5-year-old Kamarie Holland.
He died at 6:16 p.m. after Governor Kay Ivey denied clemency authorized on June 16, 2026.
Williams pleaded guilty in March 2024 to capital-murder counts, requested death and waived appeals.
Prosecutors said mother Kristy Siple sold Kamarie for $2,500.
Father Corey Holland, barred for a custody violation, called crime evil and said justice was served.

Summary

Executions Surge

The August 13, 2026 triple execution marked the first simultaneous lethal-injection in three states since Jan. 7, 2010.
Nationwide, 22 people have been executed in 2026, with roughly a dozen additional executions scheduled.
Florida has performed 31 executions since the start of 2025, the highest total for any state in that period.
A federal judge blocked Alabama’s June nitrogen-gas execution, ruling the method unconstitutional.

History

Historical Context

The 1972 Supreme Court ruling in Furman v. Georgia halted U.S. executions, voiding nearly 700 death sentences and prompting 35 states to rewrite statutes. In 1976, Gregg v. Georgia upheld a guided-sentencing model, ending the moratorium. Alabama’s 2026 triple lethal-injection, approved by Governor Kay Ivey despite clemency denial, follows that post-Gregg legal framework.

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Williams Executed

Jeremy Tremaine Williams was executed in Alabama on August 13, 2026 for killing 5-year-old Kamarie Holland.
He died at 6:16 p.m. after Governor Kay Ivey denied clemency authorized on June 16, 2026.
Williams pleaded guilty in March 2024 to capital-murder counts, requested death and waived appeals.
Prosecutors said mother Kristy Siple sold Kamarie for $2,500.
Father Corey Holland, barred for a custody violation, called crime evil and said justice was served.

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