Alabama Executes Anthony Todd Boyd

October 23, 2025 – ATMORE, AL – The state of Alabama executed Anthony Boyd for the murder and kidnapping of Gregory Huguley after thirty years spent on death row.

Earlier this evening, Governor Ivey informed Corrections Commissioner John Hamm that she would not exercise her clemency powers in this case and directed him to proceed with the execution of Anthony Todd Boyd for the 1993 kidnapping and murder of Huguley.

Boyd and his accomplices burned Huguley alive for a $200 drug debt.

"On the evening of July 31, 1993, Anthony Boyd and three other men kidnapped Gregory Huguley at gunpoint in Anniston over a $200 drug debt," said Governor Ivey in a statement. "Mr. Huguley was taken to a baseball field in nearby Munford where he was duct-taped to a park bench, doused with gasoline, and set on fire. All four co-conspirators watched as the victim perished from the flames. After trial, the court found Anthony Boyd to have been an 'active and full participant' in Mr. Huguley's horrific death, noting that he bound the victim's feet as the group prepared to burn him alive. After 30 years on death row, Anthony Boyd's death sentence has been carried out, and his victim's family has finally received justice."

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall also issued a statement following the execution of Boyd by nitrogen hypoxia at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore:

"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," said Marshall. "For more than 30 years, Boyd sought to delay justice through endless litigation, yet he never once presented evidence that the jury was wrong."

"In 2014, he challenged Alabama's lethal injection protocol, and in 2018, he opted for nitrogen hypoxia-each time strategically avoiding accountability for his crime," continued Marshall. "Gregory Huguley was never afforded the chance to delay his own brutal and untimely death."

Marshall, as AG and as district attorney before that, has been a committed proponent of the death penalty.

"Alabama remains steadfast in its commitment to uphold the law and deliver justice for victims and their families," said Marshall. "I am proud of my team's tireless dedication to that mission, and I pray that Gregory's loved ones may finally find peace in knowing justice has been served."

Attorney General Marshall cleared the execution to commence at 5:55 p.m.

Anthony Todd Boyd's time of death was 6:33 p.m.

On July 31, 1993, Boyd and several co-defendants kidnapped Gregory Huguley in Anniston over a $200 cocaine debt. The men transported Huguley to a baseball field in Munford, where they duct-taped him to a bench, doused him with gasoline, set him on fire, and watched as he burned to death.

Boyd was convicted by a jury of capital murder during a kidnapping and sentenced to death. Over the following three decades, Boyd repeatedly delayed his execution, first in 2014, when he challenged Alabama's lethal injection protocol, and again in 2018, when he selected nitrogen hypoxia as his preferred method of execution.

Boyd is the seventh person that Alabama has executed using nitrogen hypoxia. This method was first used by the state in January 2024, making Alabama the first U.S. state to carry out executions with nitrogen gas.

Nationally, nitrogen hypoxia has been used in eight executions-seven in Alabama and one in Louisiana. The method remains controversial, with critics-including U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor-describing it as "torturous suffocation" due to reports of prolonged gasping and involuntary movements during the process.

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