ALABAMA, (WDNews) — Anthony Todd Boyd was executed Thursday evening at William C. Holman Correctional Facility for the 1993 murder of Gregory Huguley, marking one of Alabama’s latest executions using nitrogen hypoxia.
Boyd, convicted of capital murder during a kidnapping, was pronounced dead at 6:33 p.m. after Attorney General Steve Marshall cleared the execution to begin at 5:55 p.m.
According to court records, Boyd and several accomplices kidnapped Huguley in Anniston over a $200 cocaine debt on July 31, 1993. The men took Huguley to a baseball field in Munford, duct-taped him to a bench, poured gasoline on him, and set him on fire.
Boyd was sentenced to death in 1995. Over the next three decades, he filed multiple appeals, challenging Alabama’s execution methods and later opting for nitrogen hypoxia in 2018.
Following the execution, Attorney General Marshall released a statement saying justice had finally been served.
“A jury unanimously convicted Anthony Todd Boyd in March 1995 for the horrific murder of Gregory Huguley, who was burned alive over a $200 debt,” Marshall said. “For more than 30 years, Boyd sought to delay justice through endless litigation, yet he never once presented evidence that the jury was wrong.”
Marshall said Alabama remains committed to upholding the law and ensuring justice for victims and their families, adding that he prays Huguley’s loved ones “may finally find peace.”
