By Alabama Public Radio
Atmore, AL – In the state's second execution of 2005, a Georgia man was executed Thursday night for a 1984 murder-for-hire. Jerry Paul Henderson was executed by lethal injection at 6:24 p.m. at Holman prison in Atmore. He was convicted of the shooting death of his sister-in-law's husband, Talladega textile worker Jerry Haney. Before the execution, the 58-year-old prayed with the prison chaplain and asked the victim's family for forgiveness. Haney's brother, Talladega Police Lieutenant Billy Haney, witnessed the execution. Another one of the victim's brothers and a nephew were also present. Henderson had been on death row for more than 17 years, and all of his appeals had been exhausted. None of Henderson's relatives were present when he was put to death.