. . . . . . ""@en . . . . . "1931-06-08"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1931-06-08"^^ . . . "1914-07-23"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "Alexander McClay Williams (July 23, 1914 \u2013 June 8, 1931) was an African-American teenager wrongfully convicted and executed for the 1930 murder of 33-year-old Vida Robare, a matron of the Glen Mills reform school he attended, in Pennsylvania. Williams confessed to the murder, although he later recanted his confession. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania wrongfully executed Williams for Robare's murder in 1931 when he was 16 years old, making Williams the youngest person ever executed in Pennsylvania. Efforts to posthumously exonerate Williams began in 2015 when his attorney's grandson researched the case, generating renewed interest in its details, particularly in the allegations that Williams's confession was coerced and that the real perpetrator of the murder may have been Robare's abusive ex-husband. In 2022, following a posthumous review of Williams's case, his conviction was overturned, and all charges against him were dismissed, effectively exonerating him."@en . . "Alexander McClay Williams"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Green Lawn Cemetery"@en . "71364786"^^ . . "Alexander McClay Williams"@en . . . . . . . "25781"^^ . "1118852598"^^ . "*Executed"@en . . . . . . . . "*Exonerated"@en . . . "October 1930"@en . . . . . . . . . "Williams at his 1931 trial"@en . . "Alexander McClay Williams (July 23, 1914 \u2013 June 8, 1931) was an African-American teenager wrongfully convicted and executed for the 1930 murder of 33-year-old Vida Robare, a matron of the Glen Mills reform school he attended, in Pennsylvania. Williams confessed to the murder, although he later recanted his confession. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania wrongfully executed Williams for Robare's murder in 1931 when he was 16 years old, making Williams the youngest person ever executed in Pennsylvania."@en . . "1914-07-23"^^ . . "Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S."@en . . . "*Being wrongfully executed\n*Youngest person executed in the history of Pennsylvania"@en . "Alexander McClay Williams"@en . . . . . "SCI Rockview, Benner Township, Pennsylvania, U.S."@en . . .