Executed
Walter Leroy Moore Jr.
Walter Leroy Moore Jr., 83, was executed by lethal injection at the Holman prison complex in Atmore, Alabama, on April 19, 2018. Reports described him as the oldest person put to death in the United States in modern times. His lawyers asked a court to block the execution, arguing that Alabama could not carry it out while he was also serving a federal sentence.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state