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Georgia sets Sept. 16 execution date for man convicted in 2003 double murder
Stacey Humphreys was convicted of killing two real estate agents in an Atlanta suburb over two decades ago.
The short version
- Georgia prison officials scheduled the execution of 53-year-old Stacey Humphreys for Sept. 16 at 7 p.m.
- Humphreys was convicted of malice murder in the 2003 shootings of real estate agents Cyndi Williams and Lori Brown in Powder Springs.
- The execution was previously delayed over potential conflicts of interest on the state parole board, leading a judge to order one member's recusal.
- Defense attorneys have appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court seeking a stay until a substitute board member is appointed for his clemency hearing.
Key facts
- Stacey Humphreys is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Sept. 16 at the state prison near Jackson, Georgia.[ABC News · Associated Press]
- Humphreys was convicted of malice murder for the 2003 killings of real estate agents Cyndi Williams, 33, and Lori Brown, 21, inside a model home sales office in Powder Springs.[ABC News · Associated Press]
- Investigators matched blood found on the murder weapon and in Humphreys' vehicle to the DNA of the victims.[ABC News · Associated Press]
- A judge halted a previously scheduled December execution after defence lawyers raised conflict of interest concerns regarding two State Board of Pardons and Paroles members.[ABC News · Associated Press]
- Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled in March that board member Kimberly McCoy must recuse herself due to her former role as a victim advocate in the case, but allowed member Wayne Bennett to remain.[ABC News · Associated Press]
- If carried out, the execution will be Georgia's first of 2026 and its first since March 2024.[ABC News · Associated Press]
What remains uncertain
- It remains uncertain whether the U.S. Supreme Court will grant a stay of execution based on the pending defense petition.[ABC News · Associated Press]
- It is unknown if Georgia's governor or parole board will appoint a replacement member for Kimberly McCoy prior to Humphreys' clemency hearing.[ABC News · Associated Press]