Deaths in Custody
Executed

Willie McNair

died May 14, 2009 · Holman Correctional Facility, Escambia County, Alabama

Willie McNair, a Black man, was executed by the State of Alabama at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Escambia County, on May 14, 2009, according to the Alabama Department of Corrections. The Department lists the manner of death as homicide, reflecting the state's execution.

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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