Alabama is preparing to carry out the execution of a 50-year-old man, Jamie Ray Mills, who was found guilty of brutally murdering an elderly couple two decades ago in order to steal prescription drugs and $140 from their home. Mills is scheduled to be put to death at a south Alabama prison on Thursday evening, marking the state's first execution since the pioneering use of nitrogen gas for executions earlier this year.
The crime took place in 2004 in Guin, Alabama, where Mills attacked Floyd Hill, 87, and his 72-year-old wife Vera Hill with a hammer, tire tool, and machete. Floyd Hill, who was the primary caregiver for his diabetic and ailing wife, kept her medications in their kitchen. The couple, known for holding yard sales to supplement their income, was found brutally murdered in their backyard shed after their granddaughter raised concerns about their well-being.
