Key Facts
• October 23, 2025: Execution of Anthony Boyd in Alabama using nitrogen gas.
• Boyd convicted for 1995 murder of Gregory Hugley over $200 cocaine debt.
• Boyd and three accomplices abducted Hugley, tied him with duct tape, and set him on fire.
• Execution confirmed at 6:33 PM Central Time (October 24, 8:33 AM JST).
• Boyd maintained innocence; conviction based on testimony of accomplice Quinte Cox.
• Cox avoided death penalty by cooperating with authorities.
• 40 executions in the U.S. in 2025, highest since 43 in 2012.
• Florida leads with 14 executions, followed by Texas and Alabama with 5 each.
• Nitrogen gas execution criticized by UN experts as cruel and inhumane.
• Death penalty abolished in 23 U.S. states; moratoriums in California, Oregon, Pennsylvania.
Summary
Anthony Boyd was executed on October 23, 2025, in Alabama using nitrogen gas, a method condemned by UN experts as inhumane. Boyd was convicted for the 1995 murder of Gregory Hugley, whom he and three accomplices abducted and burned alive over a $200 cocaine debt. Boyd maintained his innocence, but his conviction relied on testimony from accomplice Quinte Cox, who avoided the death penalty. This marks the 40th execution in the U.S. in 2025, the highest since 2012. Florida leads in executions this year, followed by Texas and Alabama. The death penalty remains abolished in 23 states, with moratoriums in three others.
