Alabama inmate James Barber, 64, was put to death by lethal injection in the early morning hours of July 21 for the 2001 murder of 75-year-old Dorothy Epps at her home in Harvest.
James Barber, 64, was put to death by lethal injection Friday morning for the 2001 murder of 75-year-old Dorothy Epps at her home in Harvest, Alabama.
He continued:"I ask the people of Alabama to join me in praying for the victim’s family and friends, that they might now be able to find some sense of peace and closure." James Barber, 64, had 22 visitors at William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama, and two phone calls leading up to his execution.
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