Willie B. Smith III Put to Death for 1991 Killing of Woman
An Alabama man who avoided execution in February has been put to death for the 1991 killing of a woman abducted during a robbery and then shot in a cemetery.
Sharma Ruth Johnson
Willie Smith Scheduled for Execution Thursday Night
Willie B. Smith III is facing his second execution date this year for the killing of a woman taken at gunpoint from an ATM location and shot in a cemetery.
Mental Capacity at Issue as Alabama an Faces Execution Date
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Federal judges have heard arguments over whether an Alabama inmate had the mental capacity to understand paperwork setting up his planned execution next week. Willie B. Smith III is set to receive a lethal injection Oct. 21 for the 1991 kidnapping and murder of 22-year-old Sharma Ruth Johnson in Birmingham. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of…
Alabama Sets February Execution Date for Man in 1991 Killing
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – The state of Alabama has set a February execution date for a man convicting of the 1991 slaying of a woman abducted and shot in a cemetery. The Alabama Supreme Court ordered that 51-year-old Willie B. Smith III be put to death on Feb. 11 in the shotgun slaying of Sharma Ruth Johnson. Prosecutors said Smith…
