Alabama Executes Jeremy Williams for 2021 Murder of 5-Year-Old Kamarie Holland

Source: ADOC/Social; Jeremy Tremaine Williams was executed Thursday, August 13, for the murder of 5-year-old Kamarie Holland in 2021.

TWLN Staff Writer | The Weekly Ledger News | State News | Tuesday, August 18, 2026

ATMORE, Ala. — Jeremy Tremaine Williams was executed by lethal injection Thursday evening for the 2021 capital murder of 5-year-old Kamarie Holland, after Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey declined to intervene and allowed the death sentence to proceed.

Williams was pronounced dead at 6:16 p.m. CDT on Aug. 13 at William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall cleared the execution to begin at 5:53 p.m.

Earlier Thursday, Ivey informed Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner Greg Lovelace that she would not exercise her clemency powers and directed the state to proceed with Williams’ lawfully imposed death sentence.

The Alabama Supreme Court authorized Williams’ execution on June 16, 2026. Williams had previously indicated that he wanted to abandon further appeals and have his sentence carried out. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed his capital murder convictions and death sentence in March.

The Murder of Kamarie Holland

According to state officials, Williams paid Kamarie’s mother in December 2021 in exchange for access to the 5-year-old child.

Authorities said Williams took Kamarie from her mother’s home in Columbus, Georgia, eventually bringing her to an abandoned residence in Phenix City, Alabama. There, investigators said Williams sexually assaulted the child, exposed her to methamphetamine and recorded portions of the abuse on his cellphone before strangling her to death.

Williams was later arrested in a Phenix City hotel room. During a lengthy recorded statement to investigators on Christmas Day 2021, Williams admitted to sexually assaulting and killing Kamarie, according to the Alabama Attorney General’s Office. He also confessed to other violent crimes against children.

In March 2024, Williams entered guilty pleas in Russell County Circuit Court to four counts of capital murder, along with several additional offenses connected to Kamarie’s abuse and death. He was subsequently sentenced to death.

Governor: Kamarie “Finally Received Justice”

Following the execution, Ivey described Williams’ actions as extraordinarily depraved and said the case demonstrated why Alabama maintains the death penalty.

“There are few words to adequately describe the depth and depravity of Jeremy Williams’ evil act,” Ivey said. “The unspeakable nature of this crime is exactly why we have the death penalty statute in the state of Alabama.”

Ivey said Kamarie was an innocent child whose life was taken from her, adding that she had “finally received justice” Thursday night.

“May God bless little Kamarie Holland,” Ivey said.

Attorney General Steve Marshall: “Justice Has Been Served”

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall also issued a statement following the execution, saying Williams’ crimes extended beyond the murder of Kamarie.

“Justice has been served,” Marshall said.

Marshall said Williams had confessed to a series of violent crimes involving children, including the killing of his infant daughter in Alaska and the sexual abuse of other young children. He described Kamarie’s murder as one of the most atrocious crimes the state had seen committed against an innocent child.

Marshall also focused his statement on the people who, he said, failed to protect Kamarie throughout her short life.

“For her entire life, little Kamarie was exploited by the people around her who were supposed to keep her safe,” Marshall said.

The attorney general said his office would continue advocating for victims and seeking the maximum punishment allowed under Alabama law for those who commit the state’s most violent crimes.

Marshall concluded by expressing hope that survivors of Williams’ crimes could find some measure of peace knowing he could no longer harm them or another child.

Williams’ Final Hours

According to information released by the Alabama Department of Corrections, Williams received several visitors during the two days leading up to his execution.

On Aug. 12, Williams had five visitors and two telephone calls and accepted his breakfast, lunch and dinner trays. He also had assorted vending machine snacks and soft drinks.

On Aug. 13, Williams had six visitors and made no telephone calls. He refused breakfast, accepted lunch and refused his dinner tray. He also ate a Philly cheesesteak sandwich and assorted snacks during the day.

Williams requested cheese pizza as his final meal.

The execution was carried out within the 30-hour window established by the governor, which began at midnight Aug. 13 and ended at 6 a.m. Aug. 14.

Williams’ death brought to a close the capital case stemming from the 2021 killing of Kamarie Holland, a case that drew widespread attention in Alabama and Georgia because of the age of the victim and the circumstances surrounding her death.

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