Troy Anthony Davis
Troy Davis, 43, was executed by lethal injection on September 21, 2011, at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections, which recorded the death as an execution. He was held in state custody there at the time. Davis maintained his innocence, and supporters questioned the witness testimony presented at his trial. Prominent figures and organizations around the world called for clemency before the execution.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. Supporters, including prominent figures and organizations worldwide, questioned his claims of innocence and the witness testimony against him and called for clemency.
Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.