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U.S.A. Executions - 1607-1976 |
FEDERAL EXECUTIONS - 1901-1976 |
Name | Age | Race | Sex | Occupation | Crime | Method | Date | Mtpl. | County | State | ||
BEAR, GEORGE | NAT. AMER. | MALE | FARMER | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 5 | 1902 | MINNEHAHA | SOUTH DAKOTA | ||
WALKINGSHIELD, ALLEN | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 25 | 1902 | MINNEHAHA | SOUTH DAKOTA | ||
CHAPMAN, ELIJAH | 33 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 23 | 1902 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
ST, CLAIR, JOHN | 26 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 30 | 1903 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
HILL, BENJAMIN | 52 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 24 | 1903 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
BURLEY, JOHN | 43 | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | HANGING | AUG | 26 | 1904 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
SHAFFER, AUGUSTUS | 39 | WHITE | MALE | GOVT EMPLOYEE | MURDER | HANGING | FEB | 10 | 1905 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
HAMILTON, WILLIAM | 27 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | FEB | 2 | 1906 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
SCOTT, HARRY | BLACK | MALE | SEAMAN | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 6 | 1906 | NEW HANOVER | NORTH CAROLINA | ||
GRANT, EDWARD | 21 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 16 | 1906 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
BURGE, WILLIAM | 23 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 23 | 1907 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
BROWN, ALBERT | 23 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 29 | 1908 | 1 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
GREGORY, RICHARD | 37 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 29 | 1908 | 2 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
PAOLUCCI, , JOSEPH | 31 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 23 | 1908 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
RAUEN, SAMEUL | 25 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | FEB | 14 | 1913 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
GREEN, NATHANIEL | 23 | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | HANGING | JUN | 9 | 1913 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
GOODWIN, JOHN | 27 | WHITE | MALE | ARMY DESERTER | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | MAY | 13 | 1913 | GILA | ARIZONA | |
STEWART, WILLIAM | 28 | WHITE | MALE | ARMY DESERTER | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | MAY | 29 | 1914 | GILA | ARIZONA | |
ALLEN, JAMES | 36 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | SEP | 12 | 1917 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
BOWMAN, FRANK | 39 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 27 | 1920 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
JACKSON, JAMES | 27 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 2 | 1920 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
CAMPBELL, WILLIAM | 22 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 11 | 1921 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
BROWN, HENRY | BLACK | MALE | NAVY DESERTER | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | SEP | 1 | 1921 | BALTIMORE CITY | MARYLAND | ||
MCHENRY, JOHN | 19 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 17 | 1922 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
BANTON, GEORGE | 20 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 20 | 1923 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
GORDON, RUFUS | 37 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 23 | 1923 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
SHANDS, EARNEST | 29 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 9 | 1923 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
PRICE, CHARLES | 32 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 3 | 1923 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
EPPS, GEORGE | 31 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 24 | 1923 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
GREENHILL, SAM | 36 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 9 | 1925 | LAUDERDALE | ALABAMA | |
SUYUJNAMIE, GEORGE | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 10 | 1925 | YAVAPAI | ARIZONA | ||
THOMAS, RALPH | 40 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 15 | 1925 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
COPELAND, HERBERT | 50 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 22 | 1925 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
PROCTOR, JOHN | 20 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JUN | 22 | 1928 | 1 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
MARENO, SAMUEL | 21 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JUN | 22 | 1928 | 2 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
EAGLES, NICHOLAS | 34 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JUN | 22 | 1928 | 3 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
JACKSON, PHILIP | 30 | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | MAY | 29 | 1928 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
ALDERMAN, JAMES | 50 | WHITE | MALE | BOOTLEGGER | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 17 | 1929 | BROWARD | FLORIDA | |
HAWKINS, ANDREW | 31 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JUN | 5 | 1930 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
PANZRAM, CARL | WHITE | MALE | CONVICT | MURDER | HANGING | SEP | 5 | 1930 | LEAVENWORTH | KANSAS | ||
BELL, CARDOZA | 24 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | MAR | 6 | 1931 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
MORRIS, CHARLES | 33 | BLACK | MALE | ? | ? | ELECTROCUTION | DEC | 3 | 1932 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
BORUM, JOHN | 26 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JUN | 29 | 1932 | 1 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
LOGAN, JOHN | 24 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JUN | 29 | 1932 | 2 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
ALDRIDGE, ALFRED | 21 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | MAY | 6 | 1932 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
MONTAGUE, BENJAMIN | 29 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | DEC | 1 | 1933 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
ROBINSON, WILLIAM | 20 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | JAN | 27 | 1933 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
WASHINGTON, CHARLES | 23 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | NOV | 24 | 1933 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
BOLDEN, ERNEST | 25 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | APR | 27 | 1934 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
HOLMES, RALPH | 25 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JAN | 12 | 1934 | 1 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
JACKSON, JOSEPH | 20 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JAN | 12 | 1934 | 2 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
MURRY, , IRVIN | 26 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JAN | 12 | 1934 | 3 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
GOODMAN, JOE | 38 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JUN | 1 | 1934 | 1 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
PITMOND, GEORGE | 34 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JUN | 1 | 1934 | 2 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
GARDNER, EARL | 30 | NAT. AMER. | MALE | EX CONVICT | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 12 | 1936 | ? | ARIZONA | |
GOOCH, ARTHUR | 27 | WHITE | MALE | BUTCHER | KIDNAPPING | HANGING | JUN | 19 | 1936 | ? | OKLAHOMA | |
PRESTON, ALBERT | 38 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | MAR | 20 | 1936 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
BARRETT, GEORGE | 55 | WHITE | MALE | RACKETEER | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 24 | 1936 | MARION | INDIANA | |
MARCUS, WILLETT | 21 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | APR | 23 | 1937 | 1 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
CUMMINGS, JOHN | 27 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | APR | 23 | 1937 | 2 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
APPLEGATE, GLEN | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 12 | 1938 | 1 | LEAVENWORTH | KANSAS | |
SUHAY, ROBERT | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 12 | 1938 | 2 | LEAVENWORTH | KANSAS | |
CHEBATORIS, ANTHONY | 38 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 8 | 1938 | WAYNE | MICHIGAN | |
SEADLUND, HENRY | 27 | WHITE | MALE | WOODSMAN | MURDER-KIDNAP | ELECTROCUTION | JUL | 14 | 1938 | COOK | ILLINOIS | |
ROBINSON, NORMAN | 29 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | MAR | 18 | 1938 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
DALHOVER, JAMES | 32 | WHITE | MALE | GANGSTER | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | NOV | 18 | 1938 | ST JOSEPH | INDIANA | |
KINARD, WILL | 39 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | FEB | 3 | 1939 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
HAUPT, HERBERT | 22 | WHITE | MALE | ? | SPYING-ESPIONAGE | ELECTROCUTION | AUG | 8 | 1942 | 1 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
HEINCK, HEINRICH | 35 | WHITE | MALE | RESTAURANT WORKR | SPYING-ESPIONAGE | ELECTROCUTION | AUG | 8 | 1942 | 2 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
KEILING, EDWARD | 33 | WHITE | MALE | BUTLER | SPYING-ESPIONAGE | ELECTROCUTION | AUG | 8 | 1942 | 3 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
NEUBAUER, HERMAN | WHITE | MALE | SEAMAN | SPYING-ESPIONAGE | ELECTROCUTION | AUG | 8 | 1942 | 4 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
QUIRIN, RICHARD | 34 | WHITE | MALE | MECHANIC | SPYING-ESPIONAGE | ELECTROCUTION | AUG | 8 | 1942 | 5 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
THIEL, WERNER | 35 | WHITE | MALE | TOOL WORKER | SPYING-ESPIONAGE | ELECTROCUTION | AUG | 8 | 1942 | 6 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
MUMFORD, WILLIAM | 22 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | DEC | 18 | 1942 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
ROBINSON, WILLIAM | 36 | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | JAN | 9 | 1942 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
ARWOOD, CLYDE | 24 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | AUG | 14 | 1943 | ? | TENNESSEE | |
CATOE, JARVIS | 36 | BLACK | MALE | TAXI DRIVER | MURDER-RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | JAN | 15 | 1943 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
RUHL, HENRY | 35 | WHITE | MALE | TRANSIENT WORKER | MURDER-ROBBERY | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | APR | 27 | 1945 | LARAMIE | WYOMING | |
NEELY, MONROE | 37 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | DEC | 14 | 1945 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
FISHER, JULIUS | 34 | BLACK | MALE | JANITOR | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | DEC | 20 | 1946 | 2 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
COPELAND, WILLIAM | 38 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | DEC | 20 | 1946 | 3 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
MEDLEY, JOSEPH | 45 | WHITE | MALE | ESCAPED CONVICT | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | DEC | 20 | 1946 | 1 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
MCFARLAND, EARL | 25 | WHITE | MALE | MARINE | MURDER-RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | JUL | 19 | 1946 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
HAWKINS, ALFRED | 24 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JAN | 31 | 1947 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
SHOCKLEY, SAM | 39 | WHITE | MALE | CONVICT | RIOTING | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | DEC | 3 | 1948 | 1 | SAN FRANCISCO | CALIFORNIA |
THOMPSON, MIRAN | 31 | WHITE | MALE | CONVICT | RIOTING | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | DEC | 3 | 1948 | 2 | SAN FRANCISCO | CALIFORNIA |
WHEELER, REGINALD | 28 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | DEC | 10 | 1948 | 1 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
PATTON, JESSE | 23 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | DEC | 10 | 1948 | 2 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
OCHOA, CARLOS | 29 | HISPANIC | MALE | CRIMINAL | MURDER | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | DEC | 10 | 1948 | RIVERSIDE | CALIFORNIA | |
WATSON, DAVID | 23 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | SEP | 15 | 1948 | ? | FLORIDA | |
HALL, JOHN | 35 | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | FEB | 25 | 1949 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
HARRIS, SHIRLEY | 25 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JAN | 14 | 1949 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
GARNER, LAWRENCE | 24 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JUL | 29 | 1949 | 1 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
GARNER, GEORGE | 26 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JUL | 29 | 1949 | 2 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. |
HOLMES, THEODORE | 22 | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | MAR | 15 | 1949 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
PRITCHERTT, FRED | 41 | WHITE | MALE | TRANSIT EMPLOYEE | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | FEB | 15 | 1952 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
TYLER, WILLIAM, JR | 20 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JUL | 25 | 1952 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
HEADLEY, BONNIE | 41 | WHITE | FEMALE | PROSTITUTE | MURDER-KIDNAP | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | DEC | 18 | 1953 | 1 | JACKSON | MISSOURI |
HALL, CARL | 34 | WHITE | MALE | PAROLED CONVICT | MURDER-KIDNAP | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | DEC | 18 | 1953 | 2 | ST LOUIS CITY | MISSOURI |
ROSENBERG, ETHEL | 35 | WHITE | FEMALE | HOUSEWIFE | SPYING-ESPIONAGE | ELECTROCUTION | JUN | 19 | 1953 | 1 | NEW YORK | NEW YORK |
ROSENBERG, JULIUS | 37 | WHITE | MALE | ELCTRCL ENGINEER | SPYING-ESPIONAGE | ELECTROCUTION | JUN | 19 | 1953 | 2 | NEW YORK | NEW YORK |
ALLEN, ALBERT | 25 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | MAR | 20 | 1953 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
PUFF, GERHARD | 40 | WHITE | MALE | GANGSTER | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | AUG | 12 | 1954 | NEW YORK | NEW YORK | |
BROWN, ARTHUR | 31 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER-KIDNAP | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | FEB | 24 | 1956 | JACKSON | MISSOURI | |
CARTER, ROBERT | 28 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | APR | 26 | 1957 | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
KRULL, MICHAEL | 32 | WHITE | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | AUG | 21 | 1957 | 1 | FULTON | GEORGIA |
KRULL, GEORGE | 34 | WHITE | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | AUG | 21 | 1957 | 2 | FULTON | GEORGIA |
FEUGER, VICTOR | 28 | WHITE | MALE | JANITOR | KIDNAPPING | HANGING | MAR | 15 | 1963 | DUBUQUE | IOWA |