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U.S.A. Executions - 1607-1976 |
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Index by date - 1948 |
| # | NAME: LAST FIRST | AGE | RACE | SEX | OCCUPATION | CRIME | METHOD | DATE | STATE | ST # | ||
| 13337 | PORTER JOE | 27 | BLACK | MALE | ? | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JAN | 2 | 1948 | GEORGIA | 829 |
| 13338 | SCRUTCHENS LEROY | 37 | BLACK | MALE | ? | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JAN | 2 | 1948 | GEORGIA | 830 |
| 13339 | BLACK FRANK | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | JAN | 2 | 1948 | NORTH CAROLINA | 747 | |
| 13340 | HOWARD EARNEST | 25 | BLACK | MALE | CONVICT | ATTEMPTED RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | JAN | 2 | 1948 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 602 |
| 13341 | CLINE LONNIE | 27 | WHITE | MALE | EX CONVICT | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JAN | 2 | 1948 | TEXAS | 632 |
| 13342 | BURTON PAUL | 33 | WHITE | MALE | COAL MINER | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 2 | 1948 | WEST VIRGINIA | 142 |
| 13343 | HARPER REUBEN | 30 | BLACK | MALE | RAILROAD LABORER | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | JAN | 5 | 1948 | FLORIDA | 242 |
| 13344 | JACKSON JAUVHAM | 18 | BLACK | MALE | ? | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JAN | 8 | 1948 | NEW YORK | 1046 |
| 13345 | MATTEO IRVIN | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JAN | 9 | 1948 | LOUISIANA | 597 | |
| 13346 | GIDRON WILLIE | 19 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JAN | 9 | 1948 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 603 |
| 13347 | BREEZE JOHN | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | JAN | 16 | 1948 | NORTH CAROLINA | 748 | |
| 13348 | DICKERSON JESSE | 22 | BLACK | MALE | ? | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JAN | 23 | 1948 | MISSISSIPPI | 300 |
| 13349 | HENDERSON WARDELL | 27 | BLACK | MALE | ARMY DESERTER | ROBBERY-MURDER | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | JAN | 23 | 1948 | OREGON | 117 |
| 13350 | BALDWIN SAM | 35 | BLACK | MALE | PAROLEE | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JAN | 23 | 1948 | VIRGINIA | 1246 |
| 13351 | SANCHEZ JOSE | 28 | HISPANIC | MALE | MIGRANT WORKER | MURDER | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | JAN | 26 | 1948 | CALIFORNIA | 584 |
| 13352 | SEXTON GEORGE | 21 | BLACK | MALE | FOUNDRY WORKER | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JAN | 30 | 1948 | OHIO | 378 |
| 13353 | MCCAULEY MARK | 33 | WHITE | MALE | TRUCK DRIVER | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 30 | 1948 | WEST VIRGINIA | 143 |
| 13354 | WEST NOLAN | 25 | WHITE | MALE | EX CONVICT | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | FEB | 4 | 1948 | TEXAS | 633 |
| 13355 | HYDE JAMES | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | FEB | 13 | 1948 | ARKANSAS | 446 | |
| 13356 | BROWN EDDIE JR | 23 | BLACK | MALE | ? | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | FEB | 13 | 1948 | GEORGIA | 831 |
| 13357 | TORBERT J. W. | 37 | BLACK | MALE | FARM HAND | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | FEB | 16 | 1948 | GEORGIA | 832 |
| 13358 | MCMONIGLE THOMAS | 33 | WHITE | MALE | TRUCK DRIVER | RAPE-MURDER | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | FEB | 20 | 1948 | CALIFORNIA | 585 |
| 13359 | WILLIAMS LUTHER | 27 | BLACK | MALE | HANDYMAN | MURDER-RAPE-ROB | ELECTROCUTION | FEB | 27 | 1948 | KENTUCKY | 402 |
| 13360 | NELSON AUSTIN | 24 | BLACK | MALE | SAILOR | ? | HANGING | MAR | 1 | 1948 | ALASKA | 11 |
| 13361 | MANGUM JAMES | 18 | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | MAR | 5 | 1948 | GEORGIA | 833 |
| 13362 | DACE FLOYD | 21 | BLACK | MALE | WAITER | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | MAR | 12 | 1948 | OHIO | 379 |
| 13363 | MUNSON JOHN JR | 28 | BLACK | MALE | ? | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | MAR | 19 | 1948 | ALABAMA | 677 |
| 13364 | GRANT NOEL | 40 | WHITE | MALE | BUS DRIVER | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | MAR | 19 | 1948 | ALABAMA | 678 |
| 13365 | CAMPBELL L. P. | 26 | BLACK | MALE | CONVICT | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | MAR | 26 | 1948 | GEORGIA | 834 |
| 13366 | STEWART WILLIAMS | 40 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | MAR | 26 | 1948 | MISSISSIPPI | 301 |
| 13367 | RUSHING CLAYTON | 26 | WHITE | MALE | FARM LABORER | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | MAR | 28 | 1948 | TEXAS | 634 |
| 13368 | JOHNSON BENNIE | 26 | BLACK | MALE | ESCAPED CONVICT | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | MAR | 28 | 1948 | TEXAS | 635 |
| 13369 | PETERSON JOHN | 42 | WHITE | MALE | WAR PLANT WORKER | ROBBERY-MURDER | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | APR | 9 | 1948 | CALIFORNIA | 586 |
| 13370 | BRADLEY ROBERT | 38 | BLACK | MALE | TRASH COLLECTOR | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | APR | 12 | 1948 | CONNECTICUT | 120 |
| 13371 | ISBY GEORGE | 27 | BLACK | MALE | LABORER | MURDER | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | APR | 16 | 1948 | CALIFORNIA | 587 |
| 13372 | HOOKS BUSTER | BLACK | MALE | FARM LABORER | BURG-ATT RAPE | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | APR | 22 | 1948 | NORTH CAROLINA | 749 | |
| 13373 | KELLEY JOHN | 21 | WHITE | MALE | EX SAILOR | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | APR | 22 | 1948 | TENNESSEE | 319 |
| 13374 | SANDUSKY JAMES | 20 | WHITE | MALE | EX SAILOR | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | APR | 22 | 1948 | TENNESSEE | 320 |
| 13375 | BESSAR JOSEPH JR. | BLACK | MALE | ? | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | APR | 23 | 1948 | LOUISIANA | 598 | |
| 13376 | POWELL WILBERT | BLACK | MALE | ? | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | APR | 23 | 1948 | LOUISIANA | 599 | |
| 13377 | BROOKS JAMES | 24 | BLACK | MALE | ? | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | APR | 23 | 1948 | NEW JERSEY | 337 |
| 13378 | ANDERSON BOOKER | BLACK | MALE | ? | ARSON-MURDER | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | APR | 23 | 1948 | NORTH CAROLINA | 750 | |
| 13379 | SALTER KENNETH | 32 | WHITE | MALE | PRINTER | RAPE-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | APR | 23 | 1948 | OHIO | 380 |
| 13380 | BROOKS JOHN | 20 | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | APR | 23 | 1948 | VIRGINIA | 1247 |
| 13381 | SIMS WILLIE | 36 | BLACK | MALE | EX CONVICT | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | APR | 25 | 1948 | TEXAS | 636 |
| 13382 | HOPKINS HERBERT | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | APR | 30 | 1948 | LOUISIANA | 600 | |
| 13383 | LATHCO ROY | 39 | WHITE | MALE | ? | RAPE | HANGING | APR | 30 | 1948 | MARYLAND | 297 |
| 13384 | JACKSON HENRY | 32 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 30 | 1948 | MARYLAND | 298 |
| 13385 | SMITH OLLIE JR | 22 | BLACK | MALE | FARM HAND | RAPE | HANGING | APR | 30 | 1948 | MARYLAND | 299 |
| 13386 | JACKSON JAMES | BLACK | MALE | EX POLICEMAN | MURDER-BURGLARY | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | MAY | 7 | 1948 | NORTH CAROLINA | 751 | |
| 13387 | GRAYSON LEWIS | 31 | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | MAY | 25 | 1948 | OKLAHOMA | 118 |
| 13388 | WINTON PAUL | 51 | NAT AMER | MALE | EX CONVICT | MURDER | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | MAY | 28 | 1948 | CALIFORNIA | 588 |
| 13389 | WILSON HENDERSON | 27 | BLACK | MALE | COOK | ROBBERY-MURDER | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | JUN | 4 | 1948 | NORTH CAROLINA | 752 |
| 13390 | HAMMONDS GEORGE | 30 | BLACK | MALE | FARMER | ROBBERY-MURDER | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | JUN | 4 | 1948 | NORTH CAROLINA | 753 |
| 13391 | WILES ALEXANDER | 41 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JUN | 14 | 1948 | FLORIDA | 243 |
| 13392 | HAMBURG WALLIS | 22 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JUN | 18 | 1948 | MISSISSIPPI | 302 |
| 13393 | SPRIGGS EDWARD JR | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | JUN | 25 | 1948 | LOUISIANA | 601 | |
| 13394 | GIPSON MONROE | 19 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JUN | 25 | 1948 | MISSISSIPPI | 303 |
| 13395 | MURRAY MARVIN | 24 | BLACK | MALE | PRISONER | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JUN | 29 | 1948 | MISSISSIPPI | 304 |
| 13396 | PAPA ANTHONY | 27 | WHITE | MALE | ? | RAPE-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JUL | 1 | 1948 | NEW YORK | 1047 |
| 13397 | PUGH EDMOND | 20 | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | JUL | 2 | 1948 | ARKANSAS | 447 |
| 13398 | WILLIS RUFUS | 20 | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | JUL | 2 | 1948 | MISSISSIPPI | 305 |
| 13399 | GAYLES CLIFFORD | 34 | BLACK | MALE | PAROLEE | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JUL | 2 | 1948 | OHIO | 381 |
| 13400 | SAULTER JOSEPH | 34 | WHITE | MALE | ESCAPED CONVICT | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JUL | 9 | 1948 | TEXAS | 637 |
| 13401 | HOLLEY GRANT | 48 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JUL | 12 | 1948 | PENNSYLVANIA | 1002 |
| 13402 | CURNETT ELMER | 21 | WHITE | MALE | ? | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JUL | 16 | 1948 | OHIO | 382 |
| 13403 | COLEMAN JOHN | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | JUL | 18 | 1948 | TEXAS | 638 | |
| 13404 | MOORE GEORGE | 34 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JUL | 22 | 1948 | NEW YORK | 1048 |
| 13405 | HAUGHTON LESTER | 24 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JUL | 22 | 1948 | NEW YORK | 1049 |
| 13406 | NEASE JASPER | 23 | WHITE | MALE | SOLDIER | ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | JUL | 30 | 1948 | KENTUCKY | 403 |
| 13407 | BROWN HENRY | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | AUG | 1 | 1948 | TEXAS | 639 | |
| 13408 | NUNN RED | 43 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | AUG | 13 | 1948 | GEORGIA | 835 |
| 13409 | WHITT SAM | 22 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | AUG | 16 | 1948 | GEORGIA | 836 |
| 13410 | FROHNER DONALD | 18 | WHITE | MALE | H.S. STUDENT | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | AUG | 20 | 1948 | OHIO | 383 |
| 13411 | MCCANE RILEY | 43 | WHITE | MALE | TIRE SALESMAN | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | AUG | 20 | 1948 | TEXAS | 640 |
| 13412 | WASHINGTON ALONZO JR | 25 | BLACK | MALE | JANITOR | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | AUG | 23 | 1948 | FLORIDA | 244 |
| 13413 | SMITH CLEO | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | AUG | 24 | 1948 | TEXAS | 641 | |
| 13414 | TAYLOR TOMMY | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | AUG | 31 | 1948 | TENNESSEE | 321 | |
| 13415 | SCRIBNER JAMES | 25 | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | AUG | 31 | 1948 | TENNESSEE | 322 |
| 13416 | TURNER WILLIAM | 21 | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | AUG | 31 | 1948 | TENNESSEE | 323 |
| 13417 | ENMOND ALPHONSO | 35 | BLACK | MALE | LABORER | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | SEP | 6 | 1948 | FLORIDA | 245 |
| 13418 | HARPER ERNEST | 30 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | SEP | 6 | 1948 | FLORIDA | 246 |
| 13419 | WATSON DAVID | 23 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | SEP | 15 | 1948 | FLORIDA | 247 |
| 13420 | REILLY JOHN | 32 | WHITE | MALE | GANGSTER | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | SEP | 16 | 1948 | NEW YORK | 1050 |
| 13421 | SHAKET MILTON | 34 | WHITE | MALE | GANGSTER | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | SEP | 16 | 1948 | NEW YORK | 1051 |
| 13422 | DAVIS LAWRENCE | 29 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-BURGLARY | ELECTROCUTION | SEP | 17 | 1948 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 604 |
| 13423 | PERISON MATTHEW | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | SEP | 23 | 1948 | WEST VIRGINIA | 144 | |
| 13424 | GOULD BEN | 40 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-RAPE-ROB | ELECTROCUTION | SEP | 27 | 1948 | OKLAHOMA | 119 |
| 13425 | HICKS GEORGE | 22 | BLACK | MALE | ? | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | SEP | 28 | 1948 | NEW JERSEY | 338 |
| 13426 | COLE GEORGE | 24 | BLACK | MALE | ? | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | SEP | 28 | 1948 | NEW JERSEY | 339 |
| 13427 | TRUJILLO JOSEPH | 30 | HISPANIC | MALE | ? | MURDER | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | OCT | 1 | 1948 | CALIFORNIA | 589 |
| 13428 | HILL ANDREW | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | OCT | 3 | 1948 | TEXAS | 642 | |
| 13429 | TALLEY LONNIE | 25 | BLACK | MALE | TRUCK DRIVER | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | OCT | 5 | 1948 | FLORIDA | 248 |
| 13430 | RUMAGE WILLIAM | 30 | WHITE | MALE | CIRCUS ROUSTABOU | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | OCT | 11 | 1948 | PENNSYLVANIA | 1003 |
| 13431 | EGGERS ARTHUR | 54 | WHITE | MALE | DEPUTY SHERIFF | MURDER | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | OCT | 15 | 1948 | CALIFORNIA | 590 |
| 13432 | BEETLES J. B. | 32 | BLACK | MALE | ? | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | OCT | 15 | 1948 | GEORGIA | 837 |
| 13433 | DAVIS WILLIAM | 55 | BLACK | MALE | ? | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | OCT | 15 | 1948 | GEORGIA | 838 |
| 13434 | STEED LEMUEL | 28 | BLACK | MALE | VETERAN | ROBBERY-MURDER | HANGING | OCT | 15 | 1948 | WEST VIRGINIA | 145 |
| 13435 | STEWART LACY | 17 | BLACK | MALE | ESCAPED CONVICT | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | OCT | 25 | 1948 | FLORIDA | 249 |
| 13436 | STRAIN NATHANIEL | 26 | BLACK | MALE | BURGLAR | MURDER-RAPE-ROB | ELECTROCUTION | OCT | 25 | 1948 | OHIO | 384 |
| 13437 | JAMES JOHNNIE | 30 | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | OCT | 29 | 1948 | VIRGINIA | 1248 |
| 13438 | GARRETT CHARLIE | 26 | WHITE | MALE | ? | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | NOV | 5 | 1948 | GEORGIA | 839 |
| 13439 | ELLER JEWELL | 21 | WHITE | MALE | ? | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | NOV | 5 | 1948 | GEORGIA | 840 |
| 13440 | MCPEAK DANIEL | 21 | WHITE | MALE | SOLDIER | ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | NOV | 5 | 1948 | KENTUCKY | 404 |
| 13441 | TARANOW DANIEL | 23 | WHITE | MALE | AIR FORCE VET | ROBBERY-MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | NOV | 8 | 1948 | PENNSYLVANIA | 1004 |
| 13442 | WEST JAMES | 20 | BLACK | MALE | FARM HAND | ROBBERY-MURDER | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | NOV | 19 | 1948 | NORTH CAROLINA | 754 |
| 13443 | BROWN L. C. | 25 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | NOV | 26 | 1948 | GEORGIA | 841 |
| 13444 | IRON BEAR TIMOTHY | 22 | NAT AMER | MALE | FARM HAND | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | DEC | 1 | 1948 | NEBRASKA | 32 |
| 13445 | SHOCKLEY SAM | 39 | WHITE | MALE | CONVICT | RIOTING | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | DEC | 3 | 1948 | CALIFORNIA | 591 |
| 13446 | THOMPSON MIRAN | 31 | WHITE | MALE | CONVICT | RIOTING | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | DEC | 3 | 1948 | CALIFORNIA | 592 |
| 13447 | JAMISON MATTHEW | 18 | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | DEC | 3 | 1948 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 605 |
| 13448 | OCHOA CARLOS | 29 | HISPANIC | MALE | CRIMINAL | MURDER | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | DEC | 10 | 1948 | CALIFORNIA | 593 |
| 13449 | WHEELER REGINALD | 28 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | DEC | 10 | 1948 | WASHINGTON, D.C. | 108 |
| 13450 | PATTON JESSE | 23 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | DEC | 10 | 1948 | WASHINGTON, D.C. | 109 |
| 13451 | COOPER EUGENE | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | DEC | 10 | 1948 | MISSISSIPPI | 306 | |
| 13452 | MEHAFFEY ROBERT | 38 | WHITE | MALE | EX CONVICT | ROBBERY-MURDER | ASPHYXIATION-GAS | DEC | 31 | 1948 | CALIFORNIA | 594 |
| 13453 | TROY LEROY | 22 | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | DEC | 31 | 1948 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 606 |