Alabama Executes Keith Gavin for 1998 Murder of Delivery Driver

Gavin's death marks the state's third execution this year, following a lengthy legal battle and a last-minute appeal to the Supreme Court.

Keith Edmund Gavin was executed by lethal injection for the 1998 murder of William Clayton Jr., a father of seven.
Gavin's execution proceeded after the Supreme Court denied his final appeal for a stay.
The murder occurred during a botched robbery at an ATM where Clayton was withdrawing money for a date with his wife.
Gavin had a history of violent crime, including a prior murder conviction for which he was on parole at the time of Clayton's death.
Alabama agreed to forgo a post-execution autopsy on religious grounds, honoring Gavin's Islamic faith.