Kilby Prison on August 12, 199, was
and other relatives,
Heaven,"
witnessed by 3 Victim's
His last words were: "TI ce
BIRMINGHAM NEWS, Birmingham, Alabama March 16, 19))9
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Kilby Prison on August 12, 19,9, was witnessed by his victim's father
and other rblatives, His last words were: "I hope I meet that Boy in
Heaven,"
S, Birmingham, Alabama March 16, 19))9
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Winters, a 20-year-old black man, had served two sentences in the
Alabama Prison system, the first for petty larceny and the second
for assault and battary on a white bus driver, Rleased in January,
1949, he remained in HM Elmore County, Ala,, near the site of the
prison. On Sunday afternoon, Feb, 13, 1989, he waylaid 15-year-old
Clyde A, Peak, Jr., the son of a Wetumpka contractor, who was on a
hunting trip and forced the boy to submit to sexual acts after which
he bludgeoned him to death with his air-rif% e and through the body
into the Coosa River, When the KAX@EXMAXKX boy did not return home
that night, a search party was formed and the body was found around
noon the next day. Winters was taken into custody for questioning
at a Wetumpka lumber yard shortly afterwards and when he could give
no valid explanation for having in his possession a note signed by
Peak and three of his school friends, he made a complete confession
in which he said that he had killed the boy to preven his teporting
the wexual assault, Because of the nature of the crime and the in-
tensity of local feeling, he was held in the Montgomery County Jail
for safekeeping. An immediate session of the grand jury was called
uxnixkexxms on Feb, 22 and he was indicted with his trial Malema)
on March 16, Convicted and sentenced to die, his electrocution a
S WINTERS, J.C.
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Winters, a 20-year-old black man, had served two sentences in the
Alabama Prison system, the first for petty larceny and the second
for assault and battary on a white bus driver. Rleased in January,
199, he remained in €H# Elmore County, Alas, near the site of the
prison. On Sunday afternoon, Feb, 13, 1989, he waylaid 15-year-old
Clyde A. Peak, Jr., the son of a Wetumpka contractor, who was on a
hunting trip and forced the boy to submit to sexual acts after which
he bludgeoned him to death with his air-rif% e and through the body
into the Coosa River, When the MAAEXWAAKX boy did not return home
that night, a search party was formed and the body was found around
noon the next day. Winters was taken into custody for questioning
at a Wetumpka lumber yard shortly afterwards and when he could give
no valid explanation for having in his possession a note signed by
Peak and three of his school friends, he made a complete confession
in which he said that he had killed the boy to preven his teporting
the sexual assault, Because of the nature of the crime and the in-
tensity of local feeling, he was held in the Montgomery County Jail
for safekeeping, An immediate career a cere! Lda ah
3 2 and he was indicted wi 1s tria Bit :
ee ie? hes and sentenced to die, his electrocution at
why
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label ison system, the first for petty larceny and the
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second
January,
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13, 1989, he waylaid 15-year-old
the son of a Wetumpka contractor, who was on a
hunting ietap and forced the boy to submit to sexual acts after which
he bludgeoned him to death with his air-rifz e and through the
into the Coosa River, when the WAayXMAAYX boy did not
hat night, a search party was formed and the body was
noon the next day, Winters was taken into custody for areas
at a Netumpka lumber yard shortly afterwards and when he could give
no valid explanation for having in his possession a note
kK and of his school friends, he
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made a complete confession
in which that he had re the boy to prev
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tensity of local fecling, he was held in th
for safekeeping, An immediate session o:
wmmixinpoons on Feb, 22 and he was indi
on March 16, Convicted and
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nbenced to die, his electrocution at
