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Williams Executed at Angola in Louisiana’s First Death Since 1960s
Robert Wayne Williams, 31, a Baton Rouge preacher's son, was electrocuted for the Jan 5 1979 murder of Willy Kelly, a supermarket guard. The warden reported a quiet death row and Williams sought forgiveness for Kelly's family. A federal appeal sought to halt Georgia's planned execution of John Eldon Smith.
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Angola
Robert Wayne Williams
Ross Maggio
Louisiana
Williams
Maggio
Death Row
Supreme Court
John Eldon Smith
Georgia
Smith
Baton Rouge
Willy Kelly
J.D. Brown
Brown
Willams
Kelly
Mr. Kelly
Angola State Prison
Alfred Gould
U.S. Supreme Court
Charles Kelly
Willie Kelly