Georgia schedules execution for man found guilty of murdering two real estate agents in 2003

ATLANTA Georgia prison authorities have announced that a man convicted of murdering two real estate agents nearly 20 years ago is set to be executed later this month. The Department of Corrections confirmed that Stacey Humphreys is scheduled for execution at 7 p.m. on December 19.

Humphreys, 52, was found guilty of malice murder in the deaths of 33-year-old Cyndi Williams and 21-year-old Lori Brown. If carried out, he would be the first person executed in Georgia this year.

On November 3, 2003, Humphreys entered a model home sales office in Powder Springs, a suburb about 20 miles northwest of Atlanta, around midday. Williams and Brown, both real estate agents, were at the office when Humphreys forced them to strip and provide their bank PINs before shooting them. He then took their driver's licenses along with bank and credit cards.

At the time, Humphreys was on parole for a 1993 theft conviction and had been released from prison 13 months prior. Witnesses reported seeing a man matching Humphreys description at the office, along with a vehicle resembling his black Dodge Durango.

Police attempted to question Humphreys at his home in Dunwoody, but he fled and was later apprehended in Wisconsin after a high-speed chase. Authorities discovered a Ruger handgun in the console of a rented Jeep that matched the 9 mm bullets used in the murders. DNA evidence linked blood on the gun to Williams and blood in Humphreys truck to Brown.

Georgia carries out executions using the sedative pentobarbital, according to the Department of Corrections.

Author: Harper Simmons