Alabama

Alabama executes convicted murderer James Barber in first lethal injection since review after IV problems

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[ad_1] Atmore, Alabama — Alabama executed a man on Friday for the 2001 beating death of a woman as the state resumed lethal injections following a pause to review procedures. James Barber, 64, was pronounced dead at 1:56 a.m. after receiving a lethal injection at a south Alabama prison. Barber was convicted and sentenced to death … Read more

Police say they can’t verify Carlee Russell’s abduction claim

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[ad_1] Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell, a 25-year-old nursing student who went missing for two days, told police she’d been abducted, but police have not found any evidence of a crime, officials in Alabama said Wednesday.  Investigators have not been able to verify most of Russell’s statement about being captured, Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis said. … Read more