Condemned Man’s Defiant Final Moments: Obscenities and Gestures Mark Execution Amid Controversial Death Penalty Debate
Atmore, Alabama — A death row inmate was executed in Alabama on Thursday for the brutal killing of a hitchhiker nearly three decades ago, marking a contentious moment that featured an aggressive final statement from the prisoner. Carey Dale Grayson, 50, convicted of murdering Vickie DeBlieux in 1994, used his final moments to make obscene gestures and swear at prison officials, including a pointed verbal attack directed at the prison warden. As the execution commenced, …