SettingsPeople executed by electric chair
Allen Lee Davis
Allen Lee Davis was a convicted murderer executed for the May 11, 1982 Jacksonville, Florida murder of Nancy Weiler, who was three months pregnant at the time.
Allen Lee Davis was a convicted murderer executed for the May 11, 1982 Jacksonville, Florida murder of Nancy Weiler, who was three months pregnant at the time.
Anna Marie Hahn
Anna Marie Hahn (July 7, 1906 in Bavaria, Germany - December 7, 1938 at the Ohio State Penitentiary) was a German-born American serial killer.
Anna Marie Hahn (July 7, 1906 in Bavaria, Germany - December 7, 1938 at the Ohio State Penitentiary) was a German-born American serial killer.
Arthur Frederick Goode III
Arthur Frederick Goode, III (b.
Arthur Frederick Goode, III (b.
Arthur Hodges
Arthur Hodges (c. 1893 – December 18, 1914) was an African American man who became the first person in Clark County, Arkansas to be executed by means of the electric chair.
Arthur Hodges (c. 1893 – December 18, 1914) was an African American man who became the first person in Clark County, Arkansas to be executed by means of the electric chair.
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Ferdinando Nicola Sacco (April 22, 1891–August 23, 1927) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (June 11, 1888–August 23, 1927) were anarchists who were convicted of murdering two men during a 1920 armed...
Ferdinando Nicola Sacco (April 22, 1891–August 23, 1927) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (June 11, 1888–August 23, 1927) were anarchists who were convicted of murdering two men during a 1920 armed...
Brandon Hedrick
Brandon Wayne Hedrick (February 23, 1979 – July 20, 2006) was a convicted murderer who was executed by electric chair by the U.S. state of Virginia.
Brandon Wayne Hedrick (February 23, 1979 – July 20, 2006) was a convicted murderer who was executed by electric chair by the U.S. state of Virginia.
Briley Brothers
The Briley Brothers (Anthony Ray Briley, James "J.B." Briley, Jr. and Linwood Briley) were responsible for a series of killings in Richmond, Virginia in 1979 that lasted seven ...
The Briley Brothers (Anthony Ray Briley, James "J.B." Briley, Jr. and Linwood Briley) were responsible for a series of killings in Richmond, Virginia in 1979 that lasted seven ...
Bruno Hauptmann
Bruno Richard Hauptmann was a German ex-convict sentenced to death for the abduction and murder of the 20-month-old son of Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
Bruno Richard Hauptmann was a German ex-convict sentenced to death for the abduction and murder of the 20-month-old son of Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
Carlyle Harris
Carlyle Harris (1868 – May 7, 1893) was a New York medical student at New York College of Physicians and Surgeons who, the first of which would spark a series of "copy cat" poison murders ...
Carlyle Harris (1868 – May 7, 1893) was a New York medical student at New York College of Physicians and Surgeons who, the first of which would spark a series of "copy cat" poison murders ...
Charles Becker
Charles Becker (July 26, 1870 – July 30, 1915) was a Lieutenant in the New York Police Department between the 1890s and 1910s.
Charles Becker (July 26, 1870 – July 30, 1915) was a Lieutenant in the New York Police Department between the 1890s and 1910s.
Charles Starkweather
Charles Raymond Starkweather (November 24, 1938 – June 25, 1959) was an American teenaged spree killer who murdered eleven people in Nebraska and Wyoming during a two-month road trip with his 14...
Charles Raymond Starkweather (November 24, 1938 – June 25, 1959) was an American teenaged spree killer who murdered eleven people in Nebraska and Wyoming during a two-month road trip with his 14...
Chester Gillette
Chester Ellsworth Gillette, an American convicted murderer, became the basis for the fictional character Clyde Griffiths in the Theodore Dreiser novel, An American Tragedy, which in turn was...
Chester Ellsworth Gillette, an American convicted murderer, became the basis for the fictional character Clyde Griffiths in the Theodore Dreiser novel, An American Tragedy, which in turn was...
Clarence Richeson
Reverend Clarence Virgil Thompson Richeson (February 15, 1876 – May 21, 1912) was executed for the sensationalized murder of Avis Willard Linnell.
Reverend Clarence Virgil Thompson Richeson (February 15, 1876 – May 21, 1912) was executed for the sensationalized murder of Avis Willard Linnell.
Clyde Arwood
Clyde Arwood was the only person ever executed by the United States Federal Government in Tennessee.
Clyde Arwood was the only person ever executed by the United States Federal Government in Tennessee.
Dalton Prejean
Dalton Prejean (December 10, 1959 – May 18, 1990) was an American murderer.
Dalton Prejean (December 10, 1959 – May 18, 1990) was an American murderer.
Daryl Holton
Daryl Keith Holton was an American convicted child killer, executed by electrocution by the state of Tennessee on September 12, 2007 in Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville.
Daryl Keith Holton was an American convicted child killer, executed by electrocution by the state of Tennessee on September 12, 2007 in Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville.
David Joseph Watson
David Joseph Watson (died September 15, 1948) was a 23-year old African American, executed by the United States Federal Government in Florida for a murder committed on the High Seas (a federal o...
David Joseph Watson (died September 15, 1948) was a 23-year old African American, executed by the United States Federal Government in Florida for a murder committed on the High Seas (a federal o...
Donald DeMag
Donald DeMag (died 8 December 1954) was the last person executed by Vermont.
Donald DeMag (died 8 December 1954) was the last person executed by Vermont.
Donald Henry Gaskins
Donald Henry "Pee Wee" Gaskins, Jr. (March 13, 1933 - September 6, 1991) was an American serial killer.
Donald Henry "Pee Wee" Gaskins, Jr. (March 13, 1933 - September 6, 1991) was an American serial killer.
Earl Bramblett
Earl Conrad Bramblett (March 20, 1942 - April 9, 2003) was a man from Virginia who was convicted for the 1994 murders of the Hodges family (father William, mother Teresa, 11 year old Winter and ...
Earl Conrad Bramblett (March 20, 1942 - April 9, 2003) was a man from Virginia who was convicted for the 1994 murders of the Hodges family (father William, mother Teresa, 11 year old Winter and ...
Eddie Mays
Eddie Lee Mays (c. 1929 – June 15, 1963) was convicted of murder and robbery in 1962 and executed by the State of New York in 1963.
Eddie Lee Mays (c. 1929 – June 15, 1963) was convicted of murder and robbery in 1962 and executed by the State of New York in 1963.
Ellis Wayne Felker
Ellis Wayne Felker (c. 1948 – November 15, 1996) was convicted and executed for murder.
Ellis Wayne Felker (c. 1948 – November 15, 1996) was convicted and executed for murder.
Elmer "Trigger" Burke
Elmer "Trigger" Burke (died 9 January 1958) was a notorious hit man during the mid-to-late 1940s.
Elmer "Trigger" Burke (died 9 January 1958) was a notorious hit man during the mid-to-late 1940s.
Elmer Brunner
Elmer David Brunner (died 3 April 1959) was a convicted American murderer and was the last defendant executed by West Virginia.
Elmer David Brunner (died 3 April 1959) was a convicted American murderer and was the last defendant executed by West Virginia.
Elmo Patrick Sonnier
Elmo Patrick Sonnier was a convicted murderer and rapist who was executed by electrocution at Angola in Louisiana on April 5, 1984.
Elmo Patrick Sonnier was a convicted murderer and rapist who was executed by electrocution at Angola in Louisiana on April 5, 1984.
Emanuel Weiss
Emanuel "Mendy" Weiss was a New York organized crime figure who was involved in drug trafficking and worked for the criminal organization known as Murder, Inc. during the 1930s and up to the tim...
Emanuel "Mendy" Weiss was a New York organized crime figure who was involved in drug trafficking and worked for the criminal organization known as Murder, Inc. during the 1930s and up to the tim...
Ethel Rosenberg
Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg (September 28, 1915 – June 19, 1953) and Julius Rosenberg (May 12, 1918 – June 19, 1953) were American communists who were executed in 1953 for conspiracy to com...
Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg (September 28, 1915 – June 19, 1953) and Julius Rosenberg (May 12, 1918 – June 19, 1953) were American communists who were executed in 1953 for conspiracy to com...
Eva Coo
Eva Coo (June 17, 1889 – June 27, 1935) was an American-Canadian murderer who was executed by electric chair at Sing Sing Prison.
Eva Coo (June 17, 1889 – June 27, 1935) was an American-Canadian murderer who was executed by electric chair at Sing Sing Prison.
Floyd Allen
Floyd Allen was an American landowner and patriarch of the Allen clan of Carroll County, Virginia.
Floyd Allen was an American landowner and patriarch of the Allen clan of Carroll County, Virginia.
Francis Crowley
Francis "Two Gun" Crowley (October 13, 1912 - January 21, 1932) was an American murderer and career criminal.
Francis "Two Gun" Crowley (October 13, 1912 - January 21, 1932) was an American murderer and career criminal.
Frank Carter
Frank Carter (1881 – 1927) was a notorious sniper murderer in Omaha, Nebraska.
Frank Carter (1881 – 1927) was a notorious sniper murderer in Omaha, Nebraska.
Frank Cirofici
Francisco Cirofici aka Frank Murato aka Dago Frank was a New York City criminal, who along with Harry Horowitz, was responsible for the 16 July 1912 murder of the gambler Herman Rose...
Francisco Cirofici aka Frank Murato aka Dago Frank was a New York City criminal, who along with Harry Horowitz, was responsible for the 16 July 1912 murder of the gambler Herman Rose...
Frank James Coppola
Frank James Coppola (February 25, 1944 – August 10, 1982), was a police officer from Portsmouth, Virginia who was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1978 capital murder of Muriel Hat...
Frank James Coppola (February 25, 1944 – August 10, 1982), was a police officer from Portsmouth, Virginia who was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1978 capital murder of Muriel Hat...
George and Michael Krull
George Krull (c.1923–1957) and Michael Krull (c.1925–1957) were brothers from Pennsylvania, executed by the United States Federal Government on August 21, 1957.
George Krull (c.1923–1957) and Michael Krull (c.1925–1957) were brothers from Pennsylvania, executed by the United States Federal Government on August 21, 1957.
George Dale
George Dale (1895 – April 20, 1934) was the lover and criminal partner of Eleanor Jarman, dubbed by the press "The Blonde Tigress", and was executed by the state of Illinois for the murder of Ch...
George Dale (1895 – April 20, 1934) was the lover and criminal partner of Eleanor Jarman, dubbed by the press "The Blonde Tigress", and was executed by the state of Illinois for the murder of Ch...
George Hassell
George Jefferson Hassell (July, 1888 – February 10, 1928) was a convicted mass murderer who murdered his wife and eight children (ranging in age between two and twenty-one years old) on De...
George Jefferson Hassell (July, 1888 – February 10, 1928) was a convicted mass murderer who murdered his wife and eight children (ranging in age between two and twenty-one years old) on De...
George Sitts
George Sitts, (c. 1914 – April 8, 1947) was executed at the age of 33 by the U.S. state of South Dakota for the murder of state Division of Criminal Investigation special agent Tom Matthew...
George Sitts, (c. 1914 – April 8, 1947) was executed at the age of 33 by the U.S. state of South Dakota for the murder of state Division of Criminal Investigation special agent Tom Matthew...
George Stinney
George Junius Stinney Jr. (October 21, 1929 – June 16, 1944) was, at age 14, the youngest person executed in the United States in the 20th century.
George Junius Stinney Jr. (October 21, 1929 – June 16, 1944) was, at age 14, the youngest person executed in the United States in the 20th century.
Gerhard Puff
Gerhard Arthur Puff was an American Mafia, executed by the federal authorities in New York for killing a federal agent.
Gerhard Arthur Puff was an American Mafia, executed by the federal authorities in New York for killing a federal agent.
Giuseppe Zangara
Giuseppe Zangara was the assassin of Chicago mayor Anton Cermak, though United States President-elect Franklin Delano Roosevelt may have been his intended target.
Giuseppe Zangara was the assassin of Chicago mayor Anton Cermak, though United States President-elect Franklin Delano Roosevelt may have been his intended target.
Hans B. Schmidt
Hans B. Schmidt (died February 18, 1916) was a Roman Catholic priest, the only one to receive the death penalty in the United States.
Hans B. Schmidt (died February 18, 1916) was a Roman Catholic priest, the only one to receive the death penalty in the United States.
Hans Schmidt (priest)
Hans B. Schmidt (died February 18, 1916) was a Roman Catholic priest, the only one to receive the death penalty in the United States.
Hans B. Schmidt (died February 18, 1916) was a Roman Catholic priest, the only one to receive the death penalty in the United States.
Harold Lamont Otey
Harold Lamont "Walkin' Wili" Otey (August 1, 1951 – September 2, 1994) was convicted of the murder of Jane McManus.
Harold Lamont "Walkin' Wili" Otey (August 1, 1951 – September 2, 1994) was convicted of the murder of Jane McManus.
Harold McQueen, Jr.
Harold McQueen, Jr. (July 25, 1952 – July 1, 1997) was the first criminal executed by the State of Kentucky after the reinstatement of capital punishment in the United States in 1976.
Harold McQueen, Jr. (July 25, 1952 – July 1, 1997) was the first criminal executed by the State of Kentucky after the reinstatement of capital punishment in the United States in 1976.
Harry Horowitz
Harry Horowitz (1889 – April 13, 1914), also known as Gyp the Blood was a Jewish-American underworld figure and a leader of the Lenox Avenue Gang in New York City.
Harry Horowitz (1889 – April 13, 1914), also known as Gyp the Blood was a Jewish-American underworld figure and a leader of the Lenox Avenue Gang in New York City.
Harry Maione
Harry "Happy" Maione was a New York mobster who served as a hitman for Murder, Inc. during the 1930s.
Harry "Happy" Maione was a New York mobster who served as a hitman for Murder, Inc. during the 1930s.
Harry Strauss
Harry "Pittsburgh Phil" Strauss was a prolific contract killer for Murder, Inc. in the 1930s.
Harry "Pittsburgh Phil" Strauss was a prolific contract killer for Murder, Inc. in the 1930s.
Henry Colin Campbell
Henry Colin Campbell (died April 18, 1930), aka The Torch Murderer, was executed by the State of New Jersey for the murder of Mildred Mowry, whom he met through a personal ad placed with a...
Henry Colin Campbell (died April 18, 1930), aka The Torch Murderer, was executed by the State of New Jersey for the murder of Mildred Mowry, whom he met through a personal ad placed with a...
Henry Francis Hays
Henry Francis Hays (November 10, 1954-June 6, 1997) was a member of the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama, who was convicted and sentenced to death for a 1981 lynching-style murder of 19-year old African-...
Henry Francis Hays (November 10, 1954-June 6, 1997) was a member of the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama, who was convicted and sentenced to death for a 1981 lynching-style murder of 19-year old African-...
Henry Seadlund
Henry Seadlund (died July 14, 1938) was a 27-year old woodsman, executed by the United States Federal Government in Illinois for kidnapping.
Henry Seadlund (died July 14, 1938) was a 27-year old woodsman, executed by the United States Federal Government in Illinois for kidnapping.
Herbert Hans Haupt
Herbert Hans Haupt (December 21, 1919 – August 8, 1942) was a German-American United States citizen with dual nationality who was executed as an enemy agent for Nazi Germany during World W...
Herbert Hans Haupt (December 21, 1919 – August 8, 1942) was a German-American United States citizen with dual nationality who was executed as an enemy agent for Nazi Germany during World W...
Horace DeVauhan
Horace DeVauhan (died April 8, 1927), of Birmingham, Alabama, was the first prison inmate in Alabama to be executed by the Alabama electric chair, nicknamed "Yellow Mama" because it was painted ...
Horace DeVauhan (died April 8, 1927), of Birmingham, Alabama, was the first prison inmate in Alabama to be executed by the Alabama electric chair, nicknamed "Yellow Mama" because it was painted ...
Irene Schroeder
Irene Schroeder was an American criminal who became the first woman to be executed by electrocution in Pennsylvania, and the fourth woman to be executed by electrocution in the whole of the Unit...
Irene Schroeder was an American criminal who became the first woman to be executed by electrocution in Pennsylvania, and the fourth woman to be executed by electrocution in the whole of the Unit...
James Coburn (criminal)
James Coburn was the last defendant executed in the United States for a crime other than murder.
James Coburn was the last defendant executed in the United States for a crime other than murder.
James Dyral Briley
The Briley Brothers (Anthony Ray Briley, James "J.B." Briley, Jr. and Linwood Briley) were responsible for a killing spree in Richmond, Virginia in 1979 that lasted seven month...
The Briley Brothers (Anthony Ray Briley, James "J.B." Briley, Jr. and Linwood Briley) were responsible for a killing spree in Richmond, Virginia in 1979 that lasted seven month...
James Earl Reed
James Earl Reed (26 November 1958 - 20 June 2008) was a convicted murderer put to death in the state of South Carolina by electrocution in the electric chair.
James Earl Reed (26 November 1958 - 20 June 2008) was a convicted murderer put to death in the state of South Carolina by electrocution in the electric chair.
James French (murderer)
James D. French was an American criminal who was the last person executed under Oklahoma's death penalty laws prior to Furman v. Georgia.
James D. French was an American criminal who was the last person executed under Oklahoma's death penalty laws prior to Furman v. Georgia.
James H. Snook
James Howard Snook was an Ohio athlete and veterinarian convicted and executed for murder.
James Howard Snook was an Ohio athlete and veterinarian convicted and executed for murder.
James Neil Tucker
James Neil Tucker (January 12, 1957 – May 28, 2004) was a convicted murderer executed by the U.S. state of South Carolina by means of the electric chair.
James Neil Tucker (January 12, 1957 – May 28, 2004) was a convicted murderer executed by the U.S. state of South Carolina by means of the electric chair.
James Terry Roach
James Terry Roach (February 18, 1960 – January 10, 1986) was the second person to be executed by the state of South Carolina following the 1976 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court reauthori...
James Terry Roach (February 18, 1960 – January 10, 1986) was the second person to be executed by the state of South Carolina following the 1976 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court reauthori...
Jeremiah Reeves
Jeremiah Reeves (died March 28, 1958) was a 22-year-old African American, former jazz drummer, executed by the state of Alabama by electroction for two rapes he allegedly committed in 1952.
Jeremiah Reeves (died March 28, 1958) was a 22-year-old African American, former jazz drummer, executed by the state of Alabama by electroction for two rapes he allegedly committed in 1952.
Jerry White (criminal)
Jerry White (February 12, 1948 – December 4, 1995) was executed by electric chair by the state of Florida in 1995 for the murder of James Melson, a shopper in a grocery that Mr. White robb...
Jerry White (February 12, 1948 – December 4, 1995) was executed by electric chair by the state of Florida in 1995 for the murder of James Melson, a shopper in a grocery that Mr. White robb...
Jesse Tafero
Jesse Joseph Tafero (October 12, 1946 – May 4, 1990), was convicted of murder and executed via electric chair in the state of Florida for the murders of Florida Highway Patrol officer Phillip Bl...
Jesse Joseph Tafero (October 12, 1946 – May 4, 1990), was convicted of murder and executed via electric chair in the state of Florida for the murders of Florida Highway Patrol officer Phillip Bl...
Jimmy L. Glass
Jimmy L. Glass (c. 1962 – June 12, 1987) was an American convicted murderer, executed by the state of Louisiana.
Jimmy L. Glass (c. 1962 – June 12, 1987) was an American convicted murderer, executed by the state of Louisiana.
John Edward Swindler
John Edward Swindler (c. 1944 – June 18, 1990) was executed at the age of 46 by the State of Arkansas for the September 24, 1976 murder of Patrolman Randy Basnett, age 30.
John Edward Swindler (c. 1944 – June 18, 1990) was executed at the age of 46 by the State of Arkansas for the September 24, 1976 murder of Patrolman Randy Basnett, age 30.
John Eldon Smith
John Eldon Smith (1930 – December 15, 1983) was convicted of the murders of Ronald and Juanita Akins.
John Eldon Smith (1930 – December 15, 1983) was convicted of the murders of Ronald and Juanita Akins.
John Joubert (criminal)
John Joseph Joubert (July 2, 1963 – July 17, 1996) was an American serial killer executed in Nebraska.
John Joseph Joubert (July 2, 1963 – July 17, 1996) was an American serial killer executed in Nebraska.
John Louis Evans
John Louis Evans III (January 4, 1950 – April 22, 1983) was the first inmate to be executed by the State of Alabama after the United States reinstituted the death penalty in 1976.
John Louis Evans III (January 4, 1950 – April 22, 1983) was the first inmate to be executed by the State of Alabama after the United States reinstituted the death penalty in 1976.
John M. Dunn
John M. "Cockeye" Dunn (born August 24, 1910; died July 7, 1949 Ossining, New York) was a New York mobster involved in the numbers racket and labor racketeering as a top enforcer for his brother...
John M. "Cockeye" Dunn (born August 24, 1910; died July 7, 1949 Ossining, New York) was a New York mobster involved in the numbers racket and labor racketeering as a top enforcer for his brother...
John Spenkelink
John Arthur Spenkelink (March 29, 1949 in Le Mars, Iowa, – May 25, 1979 in Starke, Florida) was an American convicted murderer.
John Arthur Spenkelink (March 29, 1949 in Le Mars, Iowa, – May 25, 1979 in Starke, Florida) was an American convicted murderer.
Johnny Taylor, Jr.
Johnny Taylor, Jr. was a convicted murderer who was executed by electrocution at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola on February 29, 1984.
Johnny Taylor, Jr. was a convicted murderer who was executed by electrocution at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola on February 29, 1984.
Joseph "Mad Dog" Taborsky
Joseph "Mad Dog" Taborsky (March 23, 1924 – May 17, 1960) was a murderer who was sentenced to death after a string of brutal robberies and murders in Connecticut during the 1950s.
Joseph "Mad Dog" Taborsky (March 23, 1924 – May 17, 1960) was a murderer who was sentenced to death after a string of brutal robberies and murders in Connecticut during the 1950s.
Joseph Carl Shaw
Joseph Carl Shaw (March 31, 1955 – January 11, 1985) was the first person to be put to death by the State of South Carolina after the U.S. Supreme Court reauthorized the use of capital pun...
Joseph Carl Shaw (March 31, 1955 – January 11, 1985) was the first person to be put to death by the State of South Carolina after the U.S. Supreme Court reauthorized the use of capital pun...
Joseph Ernst
Joseph R. Ernst (d. July 31, 1962) was a convicted murderer who was executed at the New Jersey State Prison electric chair on July 31, 1962.
Joseph R. Ernst (d. July 31, 1962) was a convicted murderer who was executed at the New Jersey State Prison electric chair on July 31, 1962.
Joseph Filkowski
Joseph Filkowski (John Blake) (died 1931) was a Polish-American gangster in Cleveland, Ohio.
Joseph Filkowski (John Blake) (died 1931) was a Polish-American gangster in Cleveland, Ohio.
Joseph Johnson (murderer)
Joseph Johnson, Jr. (d. July 30, 1964, Huntsville Unit, Huntsville, Texas) was an American murderer executed by the state of Texas via the electric chair.
Joseph Johnson, Jr. (d. July 30, 1964, Huntsville Unit, Huntsville, Texas) was an American murderer executed by the state of Texas via the electric chair.
Judy Buenoano
Judias "Judy" Buenoano (born Judias Welty, also known as Judias Goodyear, also known as Judias Morris) (April 4, 1943 - March 30, 1998), was a convicted murderer who was execut...
Judias "Judy" Buenoano (born Judias Welty, also known as Judias Goodyear, also known as Judias Morris) (April 4, 1943 - March 30, 1998), was a convicted murderer who was execut...
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg and Julius Rosenberg were American communists who were convicted and executed on June 19, 1953 for conspiracy to commit espionage during a time of war.
Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg and Julius Rosenberg were American communists who were convicted and executed on June 19, 1953 for conspiracy to commit espionage during a time of war.
Julius Rosenberg
Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg (September 28, 1915 – June 19, 1953) and Julius Rosenberg (May 12, 1918 – June 19, 1953) were American communists who were executed in 1953 for conspiracy to com...
Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg (September 28, 1915 – June 19, 1953) and Julius Rosenberg (May 12, 1918 – June 19, 1953) were American communists who were executed in 1953 for conspiracy to com...
Larry Gene Bell
Larry Gene Bell was a double murderer in Lexington County, South Carolina, who was electrocuted for the murders of Sharon "Shari" Faye Smith and Debra May Helmick.
Larry Gene Bell was a double murderer in Lexington County, South Carolina, who was electrocuted for the murders of Sharon "Shari" Faye Smith and Debra May Helmick.
Lawrence O'Connor (rapist)
Lawrence O'Connor (d. April 26, 1964, Huntsville Unit, Huntsville, Texas) was a convicted American rapist executed by the state of Texas via the electric chair.
Lawrence O'Connor (d. April 26, 1964, Huntsville Unit, Huntsville, Texas) was a convicted American rapist executed by the state of Texas via the electric chair.
Lena Baker
Lena Baker was an African American maid who was executed for murder by the State of Georgia in 1945 for killing her employer, Ernest Knight, 67, in 1944.
Lena Baker was an African American maid who was executed for murder by the State of Georgia in 1945 for killing her employer, Ernest Knight, 67, in 1944.
Linwood Earl Briley
The Briley Brothers (Anthony Ray Briley, James "J.B." Briley, Jr. and Linwood Briley) were responsible for a killing spree in Richmond, Virginia in 1979 that lasted seven month...
The Briley Brothers (Anthony Ray Briley, James "J.B." Briley, Jr. and Linwood Briley) were responsible for a killing spree in Richmond, Virginia in 1979 that lasted seven month...
Louis Buchalter
Louis "Lepke" Buchalter was an American mobster and head of the Mafia hit squad Murder, Inc. during the 1930s.
Louis "Lepke" Buchalter was an American mobster and head of the Mafia hit squad Murder, Inc. during the 1930s.
Louis Capone
Louis Capone (1896 – March 4, 1944) was a New York organized crime figure who became a supervisor for the notorious Murder Inc. Louis Capone was not related to Al Capone, the boss of the C...
Louis Capone (1896 – March 4, 1944) was a New York organized crime figure who became a supervisor for the notorious Murder Inc. Louis Capone was not related to Al Capone, the boss of the C...
Martha M. Place
Martha M. Place was the first woman to die in the electric chair.
Martha M. Place was the first woman to die in the electric chair.
Martin Goldstein
Martin "Bugsy" Goldstein was a member of a gang of hitmen, operating out of Brooklyn, New York in the 1930s, known as Murder, Inc.
Martin "Bugsy" Goldstein was a member of a gang of hitmen, operating out of Brooklyn, New York in the 1930s, known as Murder, Inc.
Mary Frances Creighton
Mary Frances Creighton, was a 38-year-old housewife, who along with Everett Appelgate, a 36-year-old former American Legion official, were executed in Sing Sing Prison's electric chair, Old Spar...
Mary Frances Creighton, was a 38-year-old housewife, who along with Everett Appelgate, a 36-year-old former American Legion official, were executed in Sing Sing Prison's electric chair, Old Spar...
Morris Mason
Morris Odell Mason was a convicted rapist and murderer who called himself "the killer for the Eastern Shore".
Morris Odell Mason was a convicted rapist and murderer who called himself "the killer for the Eastern Shore".
Nicholas Ingram
Nicholas Lee Ingram (c. 1964 – April 7, 1995) was a British and American national, executed in 1995 at the age of 31 by the US state of Georgia by the electric chair.
Nicholas Lee Ingram (c. 1964 – April 7, 1995) was a British and American national, executed in 1995 at the age of 31 by the US state of Georgia by the electric chair.
Nicola Sacco
Ferdinando Nicola Sacco (April 22, 1891–August 23, 1927) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (June 11, 1888–August 23, 1927) were anarchists who were convicted of murdering two men during a 1920 armed...
Ferdinando Nicola Sacco (April 22, 1891–August 23, 1927) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (June 11, 1888–August 23, 1927) were anarchists who were convicted of murdering two men during a 1920 armed...
Paul Jaworski
Paul Jaworski (born Paul Poluszynski, 1900, died January 21, 1929) was a Polish-American gangster born in Poland.
Paul Jaworski (born Paul Poluszynski, 1900, died January 21, 1929) was a Polish-American gangster born in Poland.
Paul Warner Powell
Paul Warner Powell was a convicted murderer who was executed by the Commonwealth of Virginia via electric chair.
Paul Warner Powell was a convicted murderer who was executed by the Commonwealth of Virginia via electric chair.
Pedro Medina
Pedro Luis Medina was a Cuban refugee who was executed by the state of Florida for the murder of a 52-year-old woman in Orlando.
Pedro Luis Medina was a Cuban refugee who was executed by the state of Florida for the murder of a 52-year-old woman in Orlando.
Peter Kudzinowski
Peter Kudzinowski (1903 – December 21, 1929) was a Polish-born American serial killer who committed his crimes in New Jersey.
Peter Kudzinowski (1903 – December 21, 1929) was a Polish-born American serial killer who committed his crimes in New Jersey.
Philip Bellino and Edward Gertson
Philip Bellino and Edward Gertson were the last persons executed by Massachusetts.
Philip Bellino and Edward Gertson were the last persons executed by Massachusetts.
Ralph Hudson
Ralph Hudson (died 22 January 1963) was the last person to be executed by New Jersey.
Ralph Hudson (died 22 January 1963) was the last person to be executed by New Jersey.
Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck
Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck became known as "The Lonely Hearts Killers" after their arrest and trial for serial murder in 1949.
Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck became known as "The Lonely Hearts Killers" after their arrest and trial for serial murder in 1949.
Raymond Hamilton
Raymond Hamilton was a member of the notorious Barrow Gang during the early 1930s.
Raymond Hamilton was a member of the notorious Barrow Gang during the early 1930s.
Rhonda Belle Martin
Rhonda Bell Martin (1907 – October 11, 1957) was an American serial killer.
Rhonda Bell Martin (1907 – October 11, 1957) was an American serial killer.
Richard Quirin
Richard Quirin (April 26, 1908 – August 8, 1942) was a German-American executed as an enemy agent for the Germans in World War II. He was one of eight agents involved in Operation Pastorius, and...
Richard Quirin (April 26, 1908 – August 8, 1942) was a German-American executed as an enemy agent for the Germans in World War II. He was one of eight agents involved in Operation Pastorius, and...
Rickey Harrison
The Hudson Dusters was a New York City street gang during the early twentieth century.
The Hudson Dusters was a New York City street gang during the early twentieth century.
Robert Lee Willie
Robert Lee Willie (died December 28, 1984) was a convict on Death Row at Louisiana State Penitentiary.
Robert Lee Willie (died December 28, 1984) was a convict on Death Row at Louisiana State Penitentiary.
Robert Nixon (serial killer)
Robert Nixonwas an African-American convicted of multiple murders, including the Los Angeles "brick bat murders" who served as the basis of the character of Bigger Thomas in Richard Wright's 194...
Robert Nixonwas an African-American convicted of multiple murders, including the Los Angeles "brick bat murders" who served as the basis of the character of Bigger Thomas in Richard Wright's 194...
Robert W. Williams
Robert Wayne Williams (c. 1951 – December 14, 1983) was convicted of the January 5, 1979 murder of Willie Kelly, a 67 year old security guard.
Robert Wayne Williams (c. 1951 – December 14, 1983) was convicted of the January 5, 1979 murder of Willie Kelly, a 67 year old security guard.
Roger Keith Coleman
Roger Keith Coleman was a Grundy, Virginia, coal miner convicted and executed for the murder of his sister-in-law, Wanda McCoy.
Roger Keith Coleman was a Grundy, Virginia, coal miner convicted and executed for the murder of his sister-in-law, Wanda McCoy.
Roland Sundahl
Roland Dean Sundahl (died April 30, 1952) was an American murderer, electrocuted in Nebraska's electric chair for the abduction and murder of Bonnie Lou Merrill.
Roland Dean Sundahl (died April 30, 1952) was an American murderer, electrocuted in Nebraska's electric chair for the abduction and murder of Bonnie Lou Merrill.
Rosario Borgio
Rosario Giuseppe Borgio (January 18, 1861 – May 22, 1919) was an early Italian-American mobster establishing one of the first organized crime operations in the Midwest during the early 20th century.
Rosario Giuseppe Borgio (January 18, 1861 – May 22, 1919) was an early Italian-American mobster establishing one of the first organized crime operations in the Midwest during the early 20th century.
Sacco and Vanzetti
Ferdinando Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were anarchists who were convicted of murdering two men during a 1920 armed robbery in South Braintree, Massachusetts, United States.
Ferdinando Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were anarchists who were convicted of murdering two men during a 1920 armed robbery in South Braintree, Massachusetts, United States.
Steven Timothy Judy
Steven Timothy Judy (May 24, 1956 – March 9, 1981) was convicted of murdering Terry Lee Chasteen and her three children, Misty Ann, Steve and Mark April 28, 1979.
Steven Timothy Judy (May 24, 1956 – March 9, 1981) was convicted of murdering Terry Lee Chasteen and her three children, Misty Ann, Steve and Mark April 28, 1979.
Ted Bundy
Theodore Robert "Ted" Bundy was an American serial killer, rapist, kidnapper, and necrophile who assaulted and murdered numerous young women during the 1970s, and possibly earlier.
Theodore Robert "Ted" Bundy was an American serial killer, rapist, kidnapper, and necrophile who assaulted and murdered numerous young women during the 1970s, and possibly earlier.
Thomas Griffin (farmer)
Thomas Griffin and Meeks Griffin (brothers), were prominent black farmers who lived in Chester County, South Carolina.
Thomas Griffin and Meeks Griffin (brothers), were prominent black farmers who lived in Chester County, South Carolina.
Toni Jo Henry
Toni Jo Henry,, was the only woman executed in Louisiana's electric chair.
Toni Jo Henry,, was the only woman executed in Louisiana's electric chair.
Virginia Christian
Virginia Christian (15 August 1895 – 16 August 1912) was the first female executed in the 20th century in the state of Virginia, and a juvenile offender executed in the United States.
Virginia Christian (15 August 1895 – 16 August 1912) was the first female executed in the 20th century in the state of Virginia, and a juvenile offender executed in the United States.
William Henry Hance
William Henry Hance (circa 1952 – March 31, 1994) was a U.S. soldier who is believed to have murdered four women in and around military bases before his arrest in 1978.
William Henry Hance (circa 1952 – March 31, 1994) was a U.S. soldier who is believed to have murdered four women in and around military bases before his arrest in 1978.
William Kemmler
William Kemmler of Buffalo, New York, was a convicted murderer and the first person in the world to be executed using an electric chair.
William Kemmler of Buffalo, New York, was a convicted murderer and the first person in the world to be executed using an electric chair.
Willie Francis
Willie Francis is best known for being the first recipient of a failed execution by electrocution in the United States.
Willie Francis is best known for being the first recipient of a failed execution by electrocution in the United States.
Willie McGee (convict)
Willie McGee was an African American from Laurel, Mississippi, who was sentenced to death in 1945 for the rape of Willette Hawkins, a white housewife.
Willie McGee was an African American from Laurel, Mississippi, who was sentenced to death in 1945 for the rape of Willette Hawkins, a white housewife.