US EditionExecution Date Set for Alabama Man Convicted in 1992 Marion County Murder
- Governor Kay Ivey has set the timeframe for David Lee Roberts' death sentence to be carried out between midnight on August 21 and 6 a.m. on August 22, 2025, in Alabama, for the 1992 Marion County homicide of Annetra Jones.
- A jury found Roberts guilty of capital murder and recommended a life sentence without parole by a 7-5 vote, but the trial judge rejected this and imposed the death penalty.
- Roberts shot Jones three times as she slept, stole from her, and set fires in the house, then confessed to the crimes.
- Roberts, diagnosed earlier this year with paranoid schizophrenia, chose nitrogen gas as his execution method; Governor Ivey stated she may grant reprieve if necessary.
- The execution, authorized by Alabama’s Supreme Court, will be the seventh nationwide using nitrogen gas, highlighting ongoing debates over Roberts’ mental competence.
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Gov. Kay Ivey sets execution date for David Lee Roberts
David Lee Roberts, 59, was convicted of the 1992 murder of Aneetra Jones in 1992 and sentenced to death. (Alabama Department of Corrections)Gov. Kay Ivey set an August execution date for David Lee Roberts, who was convicted of the murder of Annetra Jones in Marion County in April 1992. Roberts, 59, is scheduled to be put to death Aug. 21 by nitrogen gas. He is the fourth person the state will put to death this year and the third using that metho…
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