Deaths in Custody
Executed

Tommy J. Fortenberry

died August 7, 2003 · Holman Correctional Facility, Escambia County, Alabama

Tommy J. Fortenberry was a man held in the custody of the Alabama Department of Corrections at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama. On August 7, 2003, the State of Alabama executed him at Holman. The Alabama Department of Corrections, which carried out the execution, classified the death as a homicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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