James Hitchcock has lived under a death sentence for nearly half a century. As of Wednesday, his only reprieve lies with the ...

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PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WTVM/Gray News) — A man convicted of raping and murdering a 5-year-old girl is asking the state to carry out his death sentence quickly. Jeremy Williams could be moved to the top of ...