Deaths in Custody
Executed

Willie B. Iii Smith

died October 21, 2021 · Holman Correctional Facility, Escambia County, Alabama

Willie B. Smith was executed by the State of Alabama at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore on October 21, 2021. He was held in state custody at the prison when the execution took place. The Alabama Department of Corrections records the death as an execution carried out by state officials.

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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