JACKSON, Ga. — Nearly 23 years after two women were brutally murdered at a real estate sales office in Cobb County, Georgia death row inmate Stacey Humphreys now has a new execution date.
Humphreys, 53, is scheduled to be put to death on Sept. 16 at approximately 7 p.m. at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson.
The execution date comes after an earlier attempt to carry out his sentence was suspended in December 2025. That postponement followed legal conflicts of interest within the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles, delaying the state’s plans to execute him.
Now, Humphreys’ defense team is making another attempt to stop the execution.
Defense Challenges Juror’s Conduct
During an appeal hearing Thursday, defense attorney Jill Benton argued that a juror from Humphreys’ 2007 trial engaged in serious misconduct.
According to FOX5 Atlanta, Benton accused the juror of hiding bias and harassing other members of the jury during the proceedings.
The defense’s argument is part of a last-ditch effort to obtain a new trial for Humphreys, who has remained on death row for years following his conviction for the killings.
Prosecutor Sabrina Graham pushed back strongly against the allegations, describing the claims as an attempt at character assassination nearly two decades after the original trial.
“The fact that they didn’t get this evidence and bring this claim when they could have, that’s on them,” Graham said.
“It’s not on the court to come back and clean up something that could have happened over 15 years ago.”
The judge reportedly promised to issue a swift decision following Thursday’s hearing, leaving Humphreys’ execution date hanging over the proceedings.
Humphreys’ Last Meal Request Revealed
As the legal fight continues, state officials have also revealed what Humphreys has requested for his final meal.
The list is extensive, including barbecue beef brisket, pork ribs, a bacon double cheeseburger, French fries, coleslaw and cornbread.
He also requested buffalo wings and a meat lover’s pan pizza, followed by vanilla ice cream for dessert. To drink, Humphreys plans to have two lemon-lime sodas.
The unusually large meal request comes as the state prepares for his scheduled execution, although any legal decision that stops or delays the execution could change those plans.
Two Women Were Killed in 2003
Humphreys was sentenced to death for the 2003 murders of Cynthia Williams, 33, and Lori Brown, 21.
The two women worked in real estate and were at their company’s sales office in Cobb County, just outside Atlanta, when Humphreys reportedly cornered them.
Prosecutors said he forced both women to strip naked and provide their bank PIN numbers before shooting them.
Authorities also said Humphreys tied Williams’ own underwear around her neck so tightly that it left what the Georgia Office of the Attorney General described as a prominent ligature mark when her body was discovered.
After the killings, Humphreys allegedly drained thousands of dollars from the women’s bank accounts before fleeing the area.His escape eventually ended following a high-speed chase through Wisconsin, where he was apprehended.
Humphreys Admitted He Knew He Had Done It
After his capture, Humphreys reportedly claimed he did not remember killing the women. However, prosecutors said he acknowledged that he fled because he knew he had committed the crimes.
“I know it just as well as I know my own name,” Humphreys said, according to the Georgia Attorney General’s Office.
That statement became part of the case against him as prosecutors pursued the death penalty. More than two decades later, Humphreys remains the only person currently scheduled to be executed in Georgia this year.
Execution Could Still Face Legal Challenge
Although Georgia has now scheduled Humphreys’ execution for Sept. 16, the legal battle surrounding his conviction and sentence is not necessarily over.
His defense team’s latest appeal focuses on alleged misconduct involving a juror from his original trial. The prosecution maintains that the allegations were raised far too late to justify reopening the case.
The judge’s upcoming decision could therefore become critical to whether the execution proceeds as planned. For now, however, Stacey Humphreys remains scheduled to die by execution at approximately 7 p.m. on Sept. 16.
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