The family of Alexander McClay Williams, a Black teen who was executed in 1931 for a murder he did not commit, is suing Delaware County, Pennsylvania, nearly a century after his death. Williams' conviction was vacated in 2022, making him the youngest person in Pennsylvania history to be executed at 16 years old.
A wrongful conviction hearing for a Missouri man who has served 33 years in prison for a murder he claims he did not commit is underway. Now his wife is sharing her hopes for the outcome. https://t.co/kEW8SVBY66
Innocent Black teen was executed for school matron’s death 93 years ago. Now family sues https://t.co/QlH4fBWry6
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A Wrongfully Convicted Black Teen was the Youngest Person Ever Executed in Pa. — Now His Family Is Suing https://t.co/t6rscwXGbr
A Missouri man has been in prison for 33 years. A new hearing could determine if he was wrongfully convicted. https://t.co/kfRy7EviCO
Christopher Dunn is serving a sentence of life without parole for a murder he has claimed from the outset that he didn't commit. A hearing this week will determine if Dunn was wrongfully convicted. https://t.co/JPA5fPglO7 https://t.co/XtbZtnc5Tj
Alexander McClay Williams, a 16-year-old Black student, was executed in 1931 for the murder of a 34-year-old white woman. His conviction was overturned in 2022. Now, his family is suing the county that prosecuted him. https://t.co/N2wXzf9ECH
The family of a Black teen who was executed by the state of Pennsylvania after being convicted of murder in 1931 filed a lawsuit seeking damages nearly 100 years after his death. https://t.co/NDtCilGeZx
The family of Alexander McClay Williams sued Delaware County, Pa., more than 90 years after the teen was wrongfully convicted of murder and executed. https://t.co/nHz9yNVkly
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. https://t.co/YQT5mtSYqY
Alexander McClay Williams is known as the youngest person in Pennsylvania history to be executed at just 16 years old for a crime he didn’t commit. https://t.co/j1cMZbyWRv
The family of a teen who was executed by the state of Pennsylvania after being convicted of murder in 1931 has filed a lawsuit seeking damages nearly 100 years after his death. https://t.co/8EHkxpjFk9
The family of Alexander McClay Williams, who was executed in 1931 after being found guilty of murder, is bringing a lawsuit against the state and the county Williams' conviction has since been vacated https://t.co/BMBOIQSAm7