Overview

• West, 50, was put to death at William C. Holman Correctional Facility and pronounced dead at 6:22 p.m. on Sept. 25, according to the Alabama Department of Corrections.
• Reporters observed West gulping and struggling for breath in the opening minutes; Corrections Commissioner John Hamm said the movements were expected and largely involuntary.
• Governor Kay Ivey declined clemency despite a petition and public forgiveness from the victim’s son, Will Berry, and the prison denied their request to meet citing security rules.
• Alabama began using nitrogen hypoxia in 2024 after authorizing the option in 2018, and the method has now been used in seven U.S. executions, including six in Alabama and one in Louisiana.
• West was convicted of shooting Margaret Parrish Berry in the head during a 1997 robbery that netted about $250, with a jury recommending death 10–2; his then-girlfriend pleaded guilty and received a 35-year sentence.