Alabama Inmate Geoffrey West Executed by Nitrogen Gas for 1997 Murder
Alabama Inmate Geoffrey West Executed by Nitrogen Gas for 1997 Murder Alabama has carried out the execution of Geoffrey Todd West, 50, by nitrogen gas, for the 1997 murder of convenience store clerk Margaret Parrish Berry. The execution took place at William C. Holman Correctional Facility, marking another use of the controversial method Alabama pioneered in 2024. West was pronounced dead after appearing to struggle for breath during the procedure. Despite an apology from West to Berry’s family and pleas…