Vernon Madison
Vernon Madison was 69 years old and one of the longest-held people on Alabama's death row. Over the years he had several strokes, and his lawyers described a severe decline in his memory and thinking, arguing that vascular dementia left him unable to understand his situation. His mother, Aldonia McMillan, once pleaded for mercy for her son. He died on Saturday, February 22, 2020, at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore; the Department of Corrections said his death was from natural causes and no foul play was suspected.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Alabama Department of Corrections said he died of natural causes and that no foul play is suspected.
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.