Alfred Bourgeois

On December 11, 2020, the United States federal government executed Alfred Bourgeois at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana. Convicted of the 2002 death of his two-year-old daughter, Ja'karenn Gunter, Bourgeois maintained his innocence until his final breath, telling witnesses moments before the lethal injection that he did not commit the crime. The prosecution argued that the Louisiana truck driver brutally abused and killed the child during a trucking trip, but years later the case became surrounded by controversy. Questions emerged about disputed medical evidence, the reliability of a forensic test used to suggest sexual abuse, testimony from jailhouse informants, and the changing account of a child witness. Bourgeois’ daughter, Bethany Bourgeois-George, continues to fight to clear her father’s name, arguing that key evidence in the case was flawed or misunderstood. With dissent from Supreme Court justices and lingering doubts raised by experts, the execution of Alfred Bourgeois remains one of the most debated federal death penalty cases in recent American history. #TrueCrime #DeathPenalty #AlfredBourgeois #FederalExecution #TrueCrimeDocumentary #JusticeSystem #WrongfulConviction #CrimeStory #DeathRow #TrueCrimeCommunity #CriminalJustice #UnsolvedQuestions #CourtCase #JusticeDebate #TrueCrimeMatters