An Alabama death row inmate was executed by lethal injection just months after a federal judge blocked the state from using a controversial alternative method to carry out his sentence.

Jeffery Lee was executed by lethal injection for murdering noted Elvis impersonator Jimmy Ellis and his ex-wife, Elaine Thompson, during a pawn shop robbery ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jeffrey Lee, 49, who was convicted of the murders of Jimmy Ellis and Elaine Thompson during a pawn shop robbery in 1998, is ...

Jeffery Lee had raised concerns about use of nitrogen gas and the legacy of an abandoned practice that allowed judges to override juries on death sentences. By Rick Rojas Reporting from Atlanta ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alabama inmate Jeffery Lee was executed Thursday for the 1998 murders of Jimmy Ellis—a world-renowned Elvis impersonator—and Ellis ...

This story will be updated. Alabama inmate Jeffery Lee was executed Thursday for the 1998 murders of Jimmy Ellis—a world-renowned Elvis impersonator—and Ellis’ ex-wife Elaine Thompson. He had also ...