Willie James Pye lay strapped to a gurney in the death chamber. No one in the witness room spoke. No one moved. The 54th execution carried out by lethal injection in Georgia began shortly before 11 ...

On the last night of his life, Willie James Pye’s family members and friends came to be near him. Awaiting news amid numerous legal filings, some asked the media gathered outside the Georgia ...

ATLANTA - A Georgia man, Willie James Pye, 59, was executed at 11:03 p.m. Wednesday for the murder of his former girlfriend, Alicia Lynn Yarbrough, in a crime that took place over three decades ago.

Willie James Pye, who was convicted in 1993 for the rape and murder of his former girlfriend, was put to death by means of lethal injection on Wednesday night by the state of Georgia. Pye, 59, was ...

ATLANTA - Clemency has been denied for 59-year-old Willie James Pye, a condemned inmate facing execution. Pye's execution has been scheduled by the Spalding County Superior Court for March 20 at 7 p.m ...