Execution set for this week in Georgia put on hold for now

Judge halts execution of convicted Georgia murderer

By Rosie Manins, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATLANTA — The planned execution of a Georgia inmate convicted of murdering two women in Cobb County has been halted by a Fulton County judge. Stacey Ian Humphreys, found guilty of shooting real estate agents Lori Brown and Cynthia Williams in 2003, was due to be executed before Christmas. But the state’s warrant for his execution expired while Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney co…

Secretive Georgia Clemency Board Suspends Execution After Its Conflicts of Interest Are Exposed

Stacey Humphreys’s death sentence was rooted in juror misconduct. His fate is in the hands of people directly involved in his trial.

Death row inmate's execution halted after ordering elaborate last meal

Stacey Humphreys, 52, was due to be executed by lethal injection over 2003 double murder

Georgia Parole Board Postpones Stacey Humphreys’ Execution Amid Allegations of “Extreme Juror Misconduct” and Parole Board Conflicts of Interest

December 15, 2025, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole put a hold on the exe­cu­tion of Stacey Humphreys and post­poned his clemen­cy hear­ing, orig­i­nal­ly sched­uled for December 16, ​“indef­i­nite­ly.” Mr. Humphreys was to be exe­cut­ed December 17 — despite claims that his tri­al was taint­ed by what three Supreme Court jus­tices described as ​“extreme juror mis­con­duct.” He was the first per­son sched­uled for exe­cu­tion in Georgia i…

Execution postponed for Georgia man convicted of 2003 murders

Stacey Humphreys was scheduled to die Thursday, but the execution has been delayed. Georgia Department of Corrections.The execution of a Georgia man convicted of murdering two Cobb County women in 2003 has been delayed amid questions of conflicts of interest among the state Board of Pardons and Paroles. In 2007, a jury found Stacey Humphreys, now 52, guilty of the kidnapping, robbery, assault and murder of Cindy Williams and Lori Brown, real est…