Hayden Mitman is a reporter for NBC Philadelphia.
The family of a teen who was executed by the state of Pennsylvania after being convicted of murder in 1931 have filed a lawsuit seeking damages nearly 100 years after his death. On Monday, attorneys for the family of Alexander McClay Williams, who was executed by the state when he was just 16-years-old, announced that they were bringing forward a lawsuit over Williams’ execution after his conviction was vacated in 2022 and a new trial was ordered.
Willams — who was Black — was convicted after 34-year-old Vida Robare — who was white and was a house matron at the Glen Mills School for Boys — was found murdered inside her cottage on the school grounds on October 3, 1930. Her body was discovered by her ex-husband Fred Robare, who was also an employee at the school. Williams was arrested and charged with stabbing Robare 47 times. However, there were no witnesses to the crime and Williams was never seen at the scene.
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