Celebrity Serial Killer William “Chick” Bush is Alive Today Because MAGA Officials in Alabama Do Not Have the Stomach to Execute Him.
- Donald V. Watkins
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By: Donald V. Watkins
Copyrighted on August 1, 2026
An Editorial Opinion
I am the last living victim’s rights advocate in William “Chick” Bush’s 1981 serial murder case.
I was on the crime scene of Bush’s execution-style murders of Larry Russell Dominguez and Thomas Adams. I saw the spot where a gravely wounded Tony Holmes wrote the license plate number of Bush’s car in his own blood on the floor of a convenience store before passing out.
I saw the gruesome crime scene photos. I saw the bodies.
These violent crimes took place within hours of each other at two convenience stores in my city council district. I had zero tolerance for violent crime in my council district.
As a city council member and former Alabama Special Assistant Attorney General, I helped Montgomery County District Attorney Jimmy Evans and Montgomery police detectives solve Bush's murder spree.
I also met with the victim’s families. I cried with them. I held them. I promised them we would apprehend the perpetrators, indict them, try them, convict them, and execute them. I gave them my word that this would happen. My word is my bond.
To be clear, I believe in the death penalty in every case where the state meets the five core legal requirements for its imposition. These requirements are:
The crime must result in the premeditated, intentional death of a person.
The court or jury must find at least one specific aggravating factor, such as extreme cruelty, murder for profit, or a prior violent felony.
The court or jurors must weigh aggravating factors against mitigating factors (like a troubled childhood or lack of a prior record) and find no substantial reason for leniency.
The killer must be at least 18 years old at the time the crime was committed.
The killer must not have an intellectual disability and must possess the present sanity to understand the punishment and its reason.
Chick Bush’s murder spree exceeded these core legal requirements. He has been on Alabama death row for 45 years. His appeals were exhausted many years ago.
Bush has outlived the original prosecutors, investigating police officers, and many family members of the three victims. I am the last person standing who is pushing for his execution.
With the passage of time, Bush has emerged as a celebrity serial killer. He is beating the system because MAGA Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and Attorney General Steve Marshall refuse to execute him, as mandated by the court order.
Credible sources inside Alabama's law enforcement community say Ivey and Marshall don’t have the stomach to execute Bush. They think the passage of time has changed him.
I do not think so. Plus, I do not have a forgiveness program for cold-blooded serial killers. Once you become a serial killer, I am your enemy for life. I will hunt your ass down and make sure that you are executed.
Today, Chick Bush is winning against the Alabama criminal justice system. He has made complete fools out of Kay Ivey and Steve Marshall. He is also inspiring a new generation of serial killers around the nation.
I am determined to see William "Chick" Bush pay the ultimate price for his murders. Whenever Alabama elects a governor and attorney general with the “balls” to schedule Chick Bush's execution, I will attend it on behalf of DA Jimmy Evans and the original victim’s rights group in this case.
Today, Alabama MAGA officials are the only ones who are keeping Chick Bush alive. He’s their pet DEI project in Alabama's criminal justice system.
In my view, William "Chick" Bush is a dead man walking.