Sedley Alley
Sedley Alley was executed by lethal injection by the State of Tennessee on June 28, 2006, after about two decades on death row. He had said his confession was coerced, and the Innocence Project and his daughter, April Alley, later sought DNA testing of evidence in the case, which prosecutors opposed. His daughter and son watched the execution through the glass, and his last words told them he loved them and to stay strong. April Alley later said, "Watching my father die was so painful."
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. He maintained his confession was coerced, and years later the Innocence Project and his daughter April Alley sought DNA testing of evidence in the case, which prosecutors opposed.
Reported by: State of Tennessee (the agency that held him); Innocence Project (advocates); April Alley (family or their lawyers).