A Georgia man, Willie James Pye, is facing execution for the 1993 murder of his former girlfriend, Alicia Lynn Yarbrough. Pye's lawyers are seeking clemency, arguing that he is intellectually disabled and has shown remorse for his actions. They highlight Pye's challenging upbringing marked by poverty, neglect, and violence as factors that should have been considered during his trial.
Pye, along with two others, planned to rob Yarbrough's boyfriend but ended up assaulting and kidnapping Yarbrough instead. After a series of horrific events, Yarbrough was shot and killed by Pye. He was convicted of murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, rape, and burglary in 1996 and sentenced to death.
