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‘100 Percent Innocent’: Alabama Man Nathaniel Woods Executed Despite Late Drama

‘ANOTHER INNOCENT MAN’

Martin Luther King III and Kim Kardashian had rallied behind Nathaniel Woods, who was convicted in the murder of three cops—even though another man said he pulled the trigger.

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Courtesy Alabama Department of Corrections

An Alabama man convicted of fatally shooting three police officers in 2004 was executed on Thursday night—despite last-minute legal drama and pleas for clemency from family members, high-profile activists, and even a victim’s sister, who all say he shouldn’t be put to death since he didn’t pull the trigger.

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