Gov. Wolf exonerated a Delco teen who was executed decades ago for a murder he didn’t commit

Alexander McClay Williams was executed in 1931 at 16, the youngest person to be put to death in Pennsylvania history.

Susie Williams-Carter (center) cries as she holds the document exonerating her brother Alexander McClay Williams, a teen who was executed in the 1930s for a murder the did not commit. Sam Lemon (left) is the great-grandson of Williams' original lawyer William H. Ridley and played a major role in getting justice for the family. — Susie Williams-Carter (center) cries as she holds the document exonerating her brother Alexander McClay Williams, a teen who was executed in the 1930s for a murder the did not commit. Sam Lemon (left) is the great-grandson of Williams' original lawyer William H. Ridley and played a major role in getting justice for the family.Read moreJessica Griffin / Staff Photographer

Updated Oct. 17, 2022, 5:41 p.m. ET

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Published Oct. 17, 2022, 5:30 p.m. ET

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