Family Of Black Teen Executed In 1931 Sues State Of Pennsylvania
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A Black teen was wrongly executed in 1931. His family is suing the county.
The family of Alexander McClay Williams sued Delaware County, Pa., more than 90 years after the teen was wrongfully convicted of murder and executed.
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Family of Black teen wrongly executed in 1931 seeks damages after 2022 exoneration
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The family of the youngest person ever executed in the state of Pennsylvania — a Black 16-year-old sent to the electric chair in 1931 and exonerated by the governor in 2022 — is suing the county that prosecuted him. Alexander McClay Williams was convicted of murder in the October 1930 icepick stabbing […]
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Family of Black teen executed in Pennsylvania files lawsuit nearly 100 years after his death
The family of a teen who was executed by the state of Pennsylvania after being convicted of murder in 1931 have filed a lawsuit seeking damages nearly 100 years after his death. On Monday, attorneys for the family of Alexander McClay Williams, who was executed by the state when he was just 16-years-old, announced that they were bringing forward a lawsuit over Williams’ execution after his conviction was vacated in 2022 and a new trial was ordered. However, Williams was not retried posthumously,...