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super group. announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is nightline, september 21st, 2011. good evening, i m terry moran. tonight, breaking news. the state of georgia executed troy davis by lethal injection at 11:08 p.m. eastern time over the vocal an agonized protests of demonstrators outside the prison and people all over the world. davis was convicted in 1989 of murdering mark mcphail, an offduty police officer in savannah. in the years since, eye witnesses recanted their testimony. there were claims that another man confessed to the crime. and support for clemency for davis spread internationalally. from former fbi director william sessions to pope benedict xvi. many, many people believed there was just too much doubt here to put a man to death. but court after court rejected davis pleas including at the 11th hour tonight, the u.s. supreme court. troy davis was 42 years old and he is th
davis was convicted in 1989 of murdering mark mcphail, an offduty police officer in savannah. in the years since, eyewitnesses recanted their testimony. there were claims that another man confessed to the crime. and support for clemency for davis spread internationally. from former fbi director william sessions to pope benedict xvi. many, many people believed there was just too much doubt here to put a man to death. for her part, the mother of the murder victim said she wanted closure. i have been through hell. especially the last couple of years when everything was kind of building up and we had to go to court again and again. so i need some peace. courts rejected davis pleas, including at the 11th hour tonight, the u.s. supreme court. troy davis was 42 years old and he is the 35th person to be executed in the united states this year. we turn now to a murder trial in progress in florida where the defense today began its efforts to convince a jury that a millionaire de