SettingsPeople executed by gas chamber
Aaron Mitchell (murderer)
Aaron Mitchell (1930 – April 12, 1967) was executed in the gas chamber for murdering a police officer in Sacramento in 1963.
Aaron Mitchell (1930 – April 12, 1967) was executed in the gas chamber for murdering a police officer in Sacramento in 1963.
Andrew Pixley
Andrew Pixley was a convicted murderer from Dallas, Oregon.
Andrew Pixley was a convicted murderer from Dallas, Oregon.
Barbara Graham
Barbara Graham (June 26, 1923 – June 3, 1955) was an American criminal and convicted murderer.
Barbara Graham (June 26, 1923 – June 3, 1955) was an American criminal and convicted murderer.
Billy Cook (criminal)
William Edward "Billy" Cook (December 23, 1928 – December 12, 1952) was an American spree killer who murdered six people on a 22-day rampage between Missouri and California in 1950–51.
William Edward "Billy" Cook (December 23, 1928 – December 12, 1952) was an American spree killer who murdered six people on a 22-day rampage between Missouri and California in 1950–51.
Burton Abbott
Burton W. Abbott (February 8, 1928 – March 15, 1957) was a University of California at Berkeley accounting student living in Alameda, California, who was tried for the rape and murder of 1...
Burton W. Abbott (February 8, 1928 – March 15, 1957) was a University of California at Berkeley accounting student living in Alameda, California, who was tried for the rape and murder of 1...
Caryl Chessman
Caryl Whittier Chessman was a convicted robber and rapist who gained fame as a death row inmate in California.
Caryl Whittier Chessman was a convicted robber and rapist who gained fame as a death row inmate in California.
David Mason (murderer)
David Edwin Mason (December 2, 1956 – August 24, 1993) was an American serial killer who was executed in San Quentin's gas chamber in 1993.
David Edwin Mason (December 2, 1956 – August 24, 1993) was an American serial killer who was executed in San Quentin's gas chamber in 1993.
Donald Harding (murderer)
Donald Eugene Harding (March 1, 1949 – April 6, 1992) was convicted of the January 25, 1980 murders of Robert Wise and Martin Concannon.
Donald Eugene Harding (March 1, 1949 – April 6, 1992) was convicted of the January 25, 1980 murders of Robert Wise and Martin Concannon.
Ed Davis (criminal)
Ed Davis (July 30, 1900–December 16, 1937) was an American burglar, bank robber and Depression-era outlaw.
Ed Davis (July 30, 1900–December 16, 1937) was an American burglar, bank robber and Depression-era outlaw.
Edith Stein
Edith Stein, also Saint Teresia Benedicta of the Cross, sometimes also known as Saint Edith Stein (October 12, 1891 – August 9, 1942), was a German Roman Catholic philosopher a...
Edith Stein, also Saint Teresia Benedicta of the Cross, sometimes also known as Saint Edith Stein (October 12, 1891 – August 9, 1942), was a German Roman Catholic philosopher a...
Edward Earl Johnson
Edward Earl Johnson (1961 – May 20, 1987) was a man convicted and executed by the U.S. state of Mississippi for the murder of a policeman, J.T. Trest and the sexual assault of a 69-year-ol...
Edward Earl Johnson (1961 – May 20, 1987) was a man convicted and executed by the U.S. state of Mississippi for the murder of a policeman, J.T. Trest and the sexual assault of a 69-year-ol...
Gee Jon
Gee Jon (c. 1895 – February 8, 1924) was a Chinese national who was the first person in the United States to be executed by lethal gas.
Gee Jon (c. 1895 – February 8, 1924) was a Chinese national who was the first person in the United States to be executed by lethal gas.
Harvey Glatman
Harvey Murray Glatman (December 10, 1927 – September 18, 1959) was an American serial killer active during the late 1950s.
Harvey Murray Glatman (December 10, 1927 – September 18, 1959) was an American serial killer active during the late 1950s.
Henry Ruhl
Henry Ruhl (died April 27, 1945) was the only person executed in Wyoming by the United States Federal Government.
Henry Ruhl (died April 27, 1945) was the only person executed in Wyoming by the United States Federal Government.
Jack Gilbert Graham
John "Jack" Gilbert Graham (January 23, 1932 – January 11, 1957) was a mass murderer who killed 44 people by planting a dynamite bomb in his mother's suitcase that was subsequently loade...
John "Jack" Gilbert Graham (January 23, 1932 – January 11, 1957) was a mass murderer who killed 44 people by planting a dynamite bomb in his mother's suitcase that was subsequently loade...
Jesse Bishop
Jesse Walter Bishop was convicted of the murder of David Ballard, aged 22.
Jesse Walter Bishop was convicted of the murder of David Ballard, aged 22.
Jimmy Lee Gray
Jimmy Lee Gray (1949 – September 2, 1983) was convicted for the murder of three-year-old Deressa Jean Scales in 1976, after kidnapping and sodomizing her.
Jimmy Lee Gray (1949 – September 2, 1983) was convicted for the murder of three-year-old Deressa Jean Scales in 1976, after kidnapping and sodomizing her.
Joseph Arridy
Joseph "Joe" Arridy (April 15, 1915 – January 6, 1939) was a mentally disabled American man executed for rape and murder and posthumously granted a pardon.
Joseph "Joe" Arridy (April 15, 1915 – January 6, 1939) was a mentally disabled American man executed for rape and murder and posthumously granted a pardon.
Leonard Shockley
Leonard Melvin Shockley (1941 or 1942 – April 10, 1959) was a juvenile executed in the United States for a murder committed when he was under the age of 18.
Leonard Melvin Shockley (1941 or 1942 – April 10, 1959) was a juvenile executed in the United States for a murder committed when he was under the age of 18.
Louise Peete
Lofie Louise Preslar (September 20, 1880 in Bienville, Louisiana – April 11, 1947 in San Quentin State Prison, California) was a convicted American serial killer.
Lofie Louise Preslar (September 20, 1880 in Bienville, Louisiana – April 11, 1947 in San Quentin State Prison, California) was a convicted American serial killer.
Luis Monge
Luis José Monge (August 21, 1918 – June 2, 1967) was a convicted murderer who was executed in the gas chamber at Colorado State Penitentiary in 1967.
Luis José Monge (August 21, 1918 – June 2, 1967) was a convicted murderer who was executed in the gas chamber at Colorado State Penitentiary in 1967.
Maria Skobtsova
Maria Skobtsova (1891–1945), known as Mother Maria (Мать Мария), Saint Mary (or Mother Maria) of Paris, born Elizaveta Yurievna Pilenko (Елизавета Юрьевна Пиленко), Kuzmina-Karavayeva'...
Maria Skobtsova (1891–1945), known as Mother Maria (Мать Мария), Saint Mary (or Mother Maria) of Paris, born Elizaveta Yurievna Pilenko (Елизавета Юрьевна Пиленко), Kuzmina-Karavayeva'...
Miran Edgar Thompson
Miran Edgar Thompson (December 16, 1917 – December 3, 1948) was an inmate of Alcatraz whose participation in an attempted escape on May 2, 1946 led to his execution in the gas chamber of S...
Miran Edgar Thompson (December 16, 1917 – December 3, 1948) was an inmate of Alcatraz whose participation in an attempted escape on May 2, 1946 led to his execution in the gas chamber of S...
Robert Alton Harris
Robert Alton Harris was an American career criminal and murderer who was executed in San Quentin's gas chamber in 1992.
Robert Alton Harris was an American career criminal and murderer who was executed in San Quentin's gas chamber in 1992.
Ronald Wolfe (rapist)
Ronald Wolfe was the last person executed in the United States for non-homicidal rape, and second-to-last put to death for crime other than murder (the last was James Coburn, electrocuted in Ala...
Ronald Wolfe was the last person executed in the United States for non-homicidal rape, and second-to-last put to death for crime other than murder (the last was James Coburn, electrocuted in Ala...
Sam Shockley
Richard Sam Shockley Jr. (January 12, 1909 – December 3, 1948) was an inmate at Alcatraz prison who participated in the Battle of Alcatraz in 1946.
Richard Sam Shockley Jr. (January 12, 1909 – December 3, 1948) was an inmate at Alcatraz prison who participated in the Battle of Alcatraz in 1946.
Walter LaGrand
The LaGrand case was a legal action heard before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which concerned the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
The LaGrand case was a legal action heard before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which concerned the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.