Prosecutors, cops withheld key evidence against a Black teen executed for a 1931 murder he didn't commit, lawsuit says
Alexander McClay Williams was 16 when he was convicted and sentenced to death in the stabbing death of a white woman.
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Alexander McClay Williams was 16 when he was convicted and sentenced to death in the stabbing death of a white woman.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The family of the youngest person ever executed in the state of Pennsylvania — a Black 16-year-old sent to the electric chair in 1931 and exonerated by
Alexander McClay Williams was executed in Pennsylvania in 1931 for a crime he didn't commit. His family is now bringing a lawsuit against the state and Delaware...
Sixteen-year-old Alexander McClay Williams remains the youngest person the state has put to death. He was exonerated by Gov. Tom Wolf after researchers dug up new evidence.
Sixteen-year-old Alexander McClay Williams remains the youngest person Pennsylvania has put to death.