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Executions 1607-1976   Executions 1977-Present
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U.S.A. Executions - 1607-1976
 
 

Index by date - 1940
 
# NAME: LAST FIRST AGE RACE SEX OCCUPATION CRIME METHOD DATE STATE ST #
12278 ABREU ANSELMO 41 WHITE MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION JAN 4 1940 NEW YORK 952
12279 ABDELL J. CLIFTON 42 WHITE MALE SALES BROKER MURDER ELECTROCUTION JAN 5 1940 VIRGINIA 1214
12280 WILLS CLYDE 29 WHITE MALE ESCAPED CONVICT RAPE-ROBBERY ELECTROCUTION JAN 10 1940 TENNESSEE 289
12281 GULA DEMETRIUS 27 WHITE MALE RESTAURANT OWNER KIDNAP-MURDER ELECTROCUTION JAN 11 1940 NEW YORK 953
12282 SACODA JOSEPH 28 WHITE MALE JANITOR KIDNAP-MURDER ELECTROCUTION JAN 11 1940 NEW YORK 954
12283 MARKHAM SIDNEY 21 WHITE MALE BANDIT ROBBERY-MURDER ELECTROCUTION JAN 18 1940 NEW YORK 955
12284 CHARLES JAMES JR. 24 BLACK MALE LABORER ROBBERY-MURDER ELECTROCUTION JAN 19 1940 ARKANSAS 414
12285 ROGERS CLARENCE 26 BLACK MALE ? MURDER ASPHYXIATION-GAS JAN 19 1940 NORTH CAROLINA 653
12286 MAXWELL GLENN 50 BLACK MALE ? MURDER ASPHYXIATION-GAS JAN 19 1940 NORTH CAROLINA 654
12287 DASH FRANK JR 18 BLACK MALE FARM HAND MURDER-RAPE-ROB ELECTROCUTION JAN 19 1940 SOUTH CAROLINA 550
12288 MCCANN JOHN 63 BLACK MALE ? ATTEMPTED RAPE ELECTROCUTION JAN 26 1940 VIRGINIA 1215
12289 HOLLOWAY CLEVELAND   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JAN 29 1940 MISSISSIPPI 256
12290 GINYARD BENJAMIN   ? MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION JAN 29 1940 PENNSYLVANIA 971
12291 MATHIS JOE 27 BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION FEB 9 1940 GEORGIA 719
12292 FISHER JAMES 27 BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION FEB 9 1940 GEORGIA 720
12293 THINGSTEAD BARTEL 29 WHITE MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION FEB 15 1940 NEW YORK 956
12294 JENNER FRANK 21 WHITE MALE LUMBERJACK ROBBERY-MURDER ELECTROCUTION FEB 15 1940 NEW YORK 957
12295 KULKA JOHN 24 WHITE MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION FEB 15 1940 NEW YORK 958
12296 TUCKER CALVIN 24 BLACK MALE NIGHT WATCHMAN MURDER ELECTROCUTION FEB 16 1940 ALABAMA 633
12297 WILLIAMS JAMES 33 WHITE MALE RANCH HAND MURDER ASPHYXIATION-GAS FEB 16 1940 CALIFORNIA 523
12298 YOUNG WILLIAM 22 BLACK MALE UPHOLSTERER MURDER-BURGLARY ASPHYXIATION-GAS FEB 16 1940 NORTH CAROLINA 655
12299 BRYANT NATHANIEL 17 BLACK MALE LABORER MURDER-BURGLARY ASPHYXIATION-GAS FEB 16 1940 NORTH CAROLINA 656
12300 KELLY WILLIAM   BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION FEB 26 1940 PENNSYLVANIA 972
12301 SCHURTZ ANDREW   WHITE MALE WPA WORKER MURDER ELECTROCUTION FEB 26 1940 PENNSYLVANIA 973
12302 MANNON ROY 38 WHITE MALE FARM LABORER ROBBERY-MURDER ELECTROCUTION MAR 1 1940 OKLAHOMA 107
12303 AVERY LONNIE 32 BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION MAR 15 1940 ALABAMA 634
12304 ANDERSON NEIL 23 WHITE MALE TAXI DRIVER ROBBERY-MURDER ASPHYXIATION-GAS MAR 15 1940 CALIFORNIA 524
12305 KENTON ALVIN 23 WHITE MALE ? RAPE HANGING MAR 15 1940 MARYLAND 259
12306 SANCHEZ THOMAS 40 WHITE MALE ? RAPE HANGING MAR 15 1940 MARYLAND 260
12307 WILLIAMS ROBERT 20 BLACK MALE ? RAPE ASPHYXIATION-GAS MAR 15 1940 NORTH CAROLINA 657
12308 MOBLEY C. C. 35 BLACK MALE ? RAPE-ROBBERY ELECTROCUTION MAR 15 1940 TENNESSEE 290
12309 RICKMAN J. W. 22 WHITE MALE FARM HAND MURDER ELECTROCUTION MAR 18 1940 TEXAS 573
12310 MIMS WILLIAM 38 BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION MAR 22 1940 GEORGIA 721
12311 DWORECKI WALTER 42 WHITE MALE CLERGYMAN CONSP TO MURDER ELECTROCUTION MAR 28 1940 NEW JERSEY 328
12312 WILLIAMS DAVID 22 BLACK MALE LABORER MURDER ELECTROCUTION MAR 29 1940 ALABAMA 635
12313 JACKSON MACK 28 BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION MAR 29 1940 ALABAMA 636
12314 BELL HERMAN 23 BLACK MALE CRIMINAL RAPE ELECTROCUTION MAR 29 1940 ALABAMA 637
12315 BIBBS PRESS 20 BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION MAR 29 1940 SOUTH CAROLINA 551
12316 HAMPTON BLUITT   BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION MAR 31 1940 TEXAS 574
12317 PAGE ZEB 29 BLACK MALE LABORER RAPE ASPHYXIATION-GAS APR 5 1940 NORTH CAROLINA 658
12318 MANNING OTIS   BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION APR 12 1940 ARKANSAS 415
12319 BRADSHAW WILLIE 65 BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION APR 12 1940 VIRGINIA 1216
12320 POE HOWARD 25 BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION APR 19 1940 ILLINOIS 320
12321 WALKER ROBERT 27 WHITE MALE GAS STATION ATT ROBBERY-MURDER ELECTROCUTION APR 19 1940 TEXAS 575
12322 LANTZER STANLEY 38 WHITE MALE RAILROAD LABORER MURDER ASPHYXIATION-GAS APR 19 1940 WYOMING 19
12323 SCHWEINBERGER GUS 30 WHITE MALE WAITER MURDER ELECTROCUTION APR 25 1940 NEW YORK 959
12324 DAVIS WILMER 25 BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION APR 26 1940 VIRGINIA 1217
12325 MANNING ROBERT 21 BLACK MALE ? ROBBERY-MURDER ELECTROCUTION APR 28 1940 TEXAS 576
12326 LYONS WEBSTER   BLACK MALE ? ROBBERY-MURDER ELECTROCUTION APR 28 1940 TEXAS 577
12327 WEAVER IRA 36 WHITE MALE HANDYMAN ROBBERY-MURDER ELECTROCUTION APR 29 1940 CONNECTICUT 111
12328 COTS VINCENT 32 WHITE MALE MECHANIC ROBBERY-MURDER ELECTROCUTION APR 29 1940 CONNECTICUT 112
12329 RAGLAND JUDGE 34 BLACK MALE EX CONVICT ROBBERY-MURDER ELECTROCUTION MAY 3 1940 ALABAMA 638
12330 RHODES WALTER 32 WHITE MALE QUARRY WORKER MURDER HANGING MAY 7 1940 IOWA 35
12331 HARRELL OTIS 23 BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAY 10 1940 MARYLAND 261
12332 SORRELL WILLIAM 28 BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAY 10 1940 MARYLAND 262
12333 SPINELLE VIRGILIO 60 WHITE MALE BOOTBLACK MURDER ASPHYXIATION-GAS MAY 17 1940 CALIFORNIA 525
12334 BROWN ROBERT 26 BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION MAY 17 1940 GEORGIA 722
12335 MICHALOWSKI FRANK 25 WHITE MALE ? ROBBERY-MURDER ELECTROCUTION MAY 17 1940 ILLINOIS 321
12336 NUKOWSKI VICTOR 24 WHITE MALE ? ROBBERY-MURDER ELECTROCUTION MAY 17 1940 ILLINOIS 322
12337 MCGUIRE DAVID 25 BLACK MALE ? ROBBERY-MURDER ELECTROCUTION MAY 24 1940 ALABAMA 639
12338 GIBSON SIMON 23 BLACK MALE LABORER RAPE ASPHYXIATION-GAS MAY 24 1940 NORTH CAROLINA 659
12339 QUINIONIS MATEO 44 ASIAN MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAY 27 1940 HAWAII 46
12340 BOYD WILSON 44 ? MALE ? MURDER ASPHYXIATION-GAS MAY 28 1940 NEVADA 42
12341 PARKER CLARENCE 29 BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION JUN 5 1940 FLORIDA 188
12342 FRANKS BURTON 22 WHITE MALE EX CONVICT ROBBERY-MURDER ELECTROCUTION JUN 7 1940 TEXAS 578
12343 HANDY  PLACIDO   HISPANIC MALE ? RAPE-MURDER ELECTROCUTION JUN 9 1940 TEXAS 579
12344 WILLIAMS WILLIE 31 WHITE MALE ESCAPED CONVICT MURDER ELECTROCUTION JUN 14 1940 ALABAMA 640
12345 HOPKINS CHARLIE 64 BLACK MALE LABORER MURDER ASPHYXIATION-GAS JUN 14 1940 NORTH CAROLINA 660
12346 LOWERY WILL   BLACK MALE ? RAPE ELECTROCUTION JUN 14 1940 SOUTH CAROLINA 552
12347 MCCLAIN ANTOINE   ? MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 28 1940 LOUISIANA 558
12348 WILLIAMS ALEXANDER 33 BLACK MALE ? RAPE HANGING JUN 28 1940 MARYLAND 263
12349 FLYNN LEE 44 WHITE MALE FARMER MURDER ASPHYXIATION-GAS JUN 28 1940 NORTH CAROLINA 661
12350 HARTMAN BYZANTINE 28 WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 28 1940 WEST VIRGINIA 136
12351 BOHANNON MONORE 33 BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION JUL 10 1940 OHIO 349
12352 PRYOR JAMES 23 BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION JUL 11 1940 NEW YORK 960
12353 ALRIDGE OLIVER 47 BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION JUL 11 1940 NEW YORK 961
12354 HOWELL GEORGE 22 BLACK MALE COAL THIEF MURDER ELECTROCUTION JUL 15 1940 PENNSYLVANIA 974
12355 PERRY ROBERT 71 WHITE MALE ? ROBBERY-MURDER ASPHYXIATION-GAS JUL 19 1940 CALIFORNIA 526
12356 MIGUES HONORE   WHITE MALE GUIDE MURDER HANGING JUL 19 1940 LOUISIANA 559
12357 PHILLIPS HENRY 41 BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION JUL 26 1940 KENTUCKY 374
12358 CLINE CLAUDE   WHITE MALE MINER ROBBERY-MURDER ASPHYXIATION-GAS JUL 26 1940 OREGON 106
12359 LANSING FRANK   BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION JUL 27 1940 SOUTH CAROLINA 553
12360 GODDARD HERBERT 29 WHITE MALE SCRIPTWRITER RAPE-MURDER ELECTROCUTION JUL 29 1940 FLORIDA 189
12361 WHEELOCK NORMAN 27 WHITE MALE TELEPHONE REPAIR RAPE-MURDER ELECTROCUTION AUG 1 1940 NEW YORK 962
12362 BRANDON WILLIE 23 BLACK MALE FARM HAND RAPE ELECTROCUTION AUG 9 1940 ALABAMA 641
12363 BURGUNDER ROBERT 22 WHITE MALE COLLEGE STUDENT ROBBERY-MURDER ASPHYXIATION-GAS AUG 9 1940 ARIZONA 84
12364 PARMAN EVERETT 30 WHITE MALE TRUCK DRIVER MURDER ASPHYXIATION-GAS AUG 16 1940 CALIFORNIA 527
12365 FIELDS OSCAR 24 BLACK MALE ? RAPE ELECTROCUTION AUG 16 1940 GEORGIA 723
12366 BARKLEY CURTIS 34 BLACK MALE ? RAPE ELECTROCUTION AUG 16 1940 GEORGIA 724
12367 PEYTON CHARLES   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING AUG 16 1940 LOUISIANA 560
12368 GREIG RODNEY 22 WHITE MALE RAILROAD CLERK MURDER ASPHYXIATION-GAS AUG 23 1940 CALIFORNIA 528
12369 BROWN EDDIE 30 BLACK MALE ? ROBBERY ELECTROCUTION AUG 23 1940 GEORGIA 725
12370 JOSEY CHARLIE 20 BLACK MALE FARM HAND MURDER ELECTROCUTION AUG 23 1940 GEORGIA 726
12371 HOUSTON ERNEST 20 BLACK MALE ? ROBBERY-MURDER ELECTROCUTION AUG 30 1940 KENTUCKY 375
12372 MURPHY FLORENCE 26 BLACK MALE LABORER RAPE ELECTROCUTION AUG 30 1940 TEXAS 580
12373 GOODIN  JAMES   BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION SEP 4 1940 TENNESSEE 291
12374 NELSON WILLIAM 44 WHITE MALE TENANT FARMER MURDER ELECTROCUTION SEP 4 1940 TENNESSEE 292
12375 ABNEY GEORGE 38 BLACK MALE TENANT FARMER MURDER ELECTROCUTION SEP 6 1940 SOUTH CAROLINA 554
12376 BOUCHARD EDWARD 46 WHITE MALE INTERIOR DECORAT ROBBERY-MURDER HANGING SEP 6 1940 WASHINGTON 82
12377 BLAZEK FRANK 30 WHITE MALE CLERK MURDER ELECTROCUTION SEP 12 1940 NEW YORK 963
12378 ERTEL BENJAMIN 25 WHITE MALE GANGSTER MURDER ELECTROCUTION SEP 12 1940 NEW YORK 964
12379 COLLICK ARTHUR 27 BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING SEP 13 1940 MARYLAND 264
12380 WEST ROBERT 25 BLACK MALE PAROLEE MURDER ASPHYXIATION-GAS SEP 20 1940 MISSOURI 257
12381 JACKSON CHESTER 31 BLACK MALE ? MURDER ASPHYXIATION-GAS SEP 20 1940 MISSOURI 258
12382 ANDERSON FRED 19 BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION OCT 4 1940 GEORGIA 727
12383 MARABLE JACK 40 WHITE MALE ESCAPED CONVICT KIDNAPPING HANGING OCT 4 1940 WASHINGTON 83
12384 FORTENBERRY HILTON   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING OCT 11 1940 MISSISSIPPI 257
12385 BRAGG WILLIE 28 BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION OCT 11 1940 MISSISSIPPI 258
12386 HICKS HENRY 18 BLACK MALE FARM HAND RAPE ELECTROCUTION OCT 18 1940 GEORGIA 728
12387 GORDON WILLIAM 31 BLACK MALE ? ROBBERY-MURDER ELECTROCUTION OCT 18 1940 MISSISSIPPI 259
12388 CLEMONS CHARLES 40 BLACK MALE ? ROBBERY-MURDER ELECTROCUTION OCT 18 1940 MISSISSIPPI 260
12389 HARRIS EUGENE 24 BLACK MALE ESCAPED CONVICT MURDER ELECTROCUTION OCT 23 1940 OHIO 350
12390 JONES R. L.   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING OCT 25 1940 LOUISIANA 561
12391 SUTTON JOHN 22 BLACK MALE ? ROBBERY-MURDER ELECTROCUTION NOV 8 1940 GEORGIA 729
12392 WILLIAMS IVORY 18 BLACK MALE ? RAPE-MURDER ELECTROCUTION NOV 11 1940 FLORIDA 190
12393 GULLEY JACK   BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION NOV 15 1940 ARKANSAS 416
12394 CUNNINGHAM ROGER 30 WHITE MALE FHA EXECUTIVE MURDER ELECTROCUTION NOV 15 1940 OKLAHOMA 108
12395 SMITH ZEDEKIEL 29 BLACK MALE ? ROBBERY-MURDER ASPHYXIATION-GAS DEC 6 1940 NORTH CAROLINA 662
12396 TROSS PAUL   BLACK MALE ? RAPE HANGING DEC 6 1940 WEST VIRGINIA 137
12397 DILLARD JAMES   BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION DEC 13 1940 ARKANSAS 417
12398 BRANNON ROBERT 39 BLACK MALE JAIL PRISONER MURDER ELECTROCUTION DEC 13 1940 GEORGIA 730
12399 LAWRENCE BUDDIE 28 BLACK MALE ? ROBBERY-MURDER ELECTROCUTION DEC 13 1940 GEORGIA 731
12400 SCHROEDER ROBERT 26 WHITE MALE ? RAPE-MURDER ELECTROCUTION DEC 13 1940 ILLINOIS 323
12401 WADDELL JENNINGS 34 BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION DEC 27 1940 GEORGIA 732
 
 
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