article_snippet.sent: William Ziegler, now 39, was initially convicted of capital murder in 2001 for killing Russell Allen Baker, an acquaintance of A man who spent 15 years on death row in Alabama who was found dead next to A man who spent 15 years on death row in Alabama house in Mobile the previous year.
article_snippet.sent: William Ziegler, now 39, was jailed in 2001 (pictured) for the killing of Russell Allen Baker, an acquaintance of the killing of Russell Allen Baker who was found dead next to the killing of Russell Allen Baker Mobile the previous year .
article_snippet.sent: In Ziegler  's case, Ziegler   was arrested after the body of Baker was found in a wooded area close to Ziegler   house in 2000.
article_snippet.sent: Witnesses reported seeing Baker arguing with Ziegler   at a party that evening, eventually leading to Ziegler  's conviction, along with two other accomplices.
article_snippet.sent: However, that witness, whose evidence was kept secret by prosecutors at Ziegler  's initial trial, later recanted Baker testimony, one of the factors leading to His conviction.
article_snippet.sent: With his plea, Ziegler   acknowledged that Ziegler   conduct helped lead to Baker's death.
article_snippet.sent: Relatives of both Ziegler   and Baker, from Bayou La Batre, came away from his hearing.
article_snippet.sent: Baker's relatives weren't happy Ziegler   would be released. '
highlights_snippet.sent: William Ziegler convicted of capital murder  for 2001 killing of Russell Baker .
  