Executed Georgia Man Denies Guilt for 1996 Slaying

Brother reacts: 'My brother was snatched from his car by his necktie'

Marion Wilson Jr. Georgia Department of Corrections via AP

A Georgia death row inmate became the 1,500th person executed in the United States since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.

Marion Wilson Jr. was convicted in the slaying of a man who gave him a ride in 1996, the Georgia Department of Corrections said.