This is a list of the last executions in the United States for the crimes stated.
Crime | Convict | Race | Age | Date | Location | Jurisdiction |
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Robbery | James Coburn [1] [2] | White | 38 | Sep 4, 1964 | Alabama | State |
Rape | Ronald Wolfe [3] | White | 33 | May 8, 1964 | Missouri | State |
Aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury by an inmate serving a life sentence for murder | Rudolph Wright [4] [5] | Black | 31 | Jan 11, 1962 | California | State |
Kidnapping | Billy Monk [6] [7] [8] [9] | White | 26 | Nov 21, 1960 | California | State |
Attempted rape | Ross McAfee [10] [11] [12] [13] [Note 1] | Black | 39 | Nov 22, 1957 | North Carolina | State |
Espionage | Ethel and Julius Rosenberg | White | 35 (Julius) and 37 (Ethel) | Jun 19, 1953 | New York | Federal |
Desertion | Eddie Slovik [14] | White | 24 | Jan 31, 1945 | Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, France ( Firing squad) | Military |
Burglary | Frank Bass [15] [16] [17] [18] | Black | 23 | 8 Aug 1941 | Alabama | State |
Train robbery | Black Jack Ketchum | White | 37 | Apr 26, 1901 | New Mexico | Federal ( New Mexico Territory) |
Arson | George Hughes, George Smith, and Asbury Hughes [19] | White | 21 (George Hughes), 30 (George Smith) and 22 (Asbury Hughes) | Aug 1, 1884 | Alabama | State |
Stealing, treason, and conduct unbecoming a slave | Amy Spain [20] | Black | 17 | Mar 10, 1865 | South Carolina | Military (Confederate States) |
Conspiracy to commit murder | Five unnamed Yuki men [21] | Native | Unknown | Jul 21, 1863 | California | State |
Piracy | Nathaniel Gordon [Note 2] | White | 30 | Feb 21, 1862 | New York | Federal |
Slave revolt | Caesar, Sam, and Sanford ( slaves) | Black | Unknown | Oct 19, 1860 | Alabama | State |
Treason | William Bruce Mumford [Note 3] | White | 42 | Jun 7, 1862 | Union-occupied New Orleans | Military |
Aiding a runaway slave | Starling Carlton | White | Unknown | 1859 | South Carolina | State |
Theft | Jake (slave) | Black | Unknown | Dec 3, 1855 | Alabama | State |
Horse theft ( Grand Larceny) | Theodore Velenquez [22] | Hispanic | Unknown | Jan 30, 1852 | California | State |
Forgery | Ray | White | Unknown | Mar 6, 1840 | South Carolina | State |
Counterfeiting | Thomas Davis [23] | White | 60 | Oct 11, 1822 | Alabama | State |
Bestiality | Joseph Ross [24] [Note 4] [25] | White | Unknown | 1785 | Pennsylvania | State |
Concealing the birth/death of an infant | Hannah Piggen [26] | Unknown | Unknown | 1785 | Massachusetts | State |
Adultery | Mary Latham and John Britton [27] | White | 18 (Lantham) | Mar 21, 1643 | Massachusetts | State |
From 1930 to 1967, 3859 criminals were executed, sorted in the following table: [28]
Crime | Total executions | Blacks | Whites | Other races |
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Murder | 3334 | 1630 | 1664 | 40 [Note 5] |
Rape | 455 | 405 | 48 | 2 [Note 6] |
Armed robbery [Note 7] | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0 |
Kidnapping | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
Burglary | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Sabotage | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Aggravated assault by a life-term prisoner | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Espionage [Note 8] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 3859 | 2066 | 1751 | 42 |
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This is a list of the last executions in the United States for the crimes stated.
Crime | Convict | Race | Age | Date | Location | Jurisdiction |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robbery | James Coburn [1] [2] | White | 38 | Sep 4, 1964 | Alabama | State |
Rape | Ronald Wolfe [3] | White | 33 | May 8, 1964 | Missouri | State |
Aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury by an inmate serving a life sentence for murder | Rudolph Wright [4] [5] | Black | 31 | Jan 11, 1962 | California | State |
Kidnapping | Billy Monk [6] [7] [8] [9] | White | 26 | Nov 21, 1960 | California | State |
Attempted rape | Ross McAfee [10] [11] [12] [13] [Note 1] | Black | 39 | Nov 22, 1957 | North Carolina | State |
Espionage | Ethel and Julius Rosenberg | White | 35 (Julius) and 37 (Ethel) | Jun 19, 1953 | New York | Federal |
Desertion | Eddie Slovik [14] | White | 24 | Jan 31, 1945 | Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, France ( Firing squad) | Military |
Burglary | Frank Bass [15] [16] [17] [18] | Black | 23 | 8 Aug 1941 | Alabama | State |
Train robbery | Black Jack Ketchum | White | 37 | Apr 26, 1901 | New Mexico | Federal ( New Mexico Territory) |
Arson | George Hughes, George Smith, and Asbury Hughes [19] | White | 21 (George Hughes), 30 (George Smith) and 22 (Asbury Hughes) | Aug 1, 1884 | Alabama | State |
Stealing, treason, and conduct unbecoming a slave | Amy Spain [20] | Black | 17 | Mar 10, 1865 | South Carolina | Military (Confederate States) |
Conspiracy to commit murder | Five unnamed Yuki men [21] | Native | Unknown | Jul 21, 1863 | California | State |
Piracy | Nathaniel Gordon [Note 2] | White | 30 | Feb 21, 1862 | New York | Federal |
Slave revolt | Caesar, Sam, and Sanford ( slaves) | Black | Unknown | Oct 19, 1860 | Alabama | State |
Treason | William Bruce Mumford [Note 3] | White | 42 | Jun 7, 1862 | Union-occupied New Orleans | Military |
Aiding a runaway slave | Starling Carlton | White | Unknown | 1859 | South Carolina | State |
Theft | Jake (slave) | Black | Unknown | Dec 3, 1855 | Alabama | State |
Horse theft ( Grand Larceny) | Theodore Velenquez [22] | Hispanic | Unknown | Jan 30, 1852 | California | State |
Forgery | Ray | White | Unknown | Mar 6, 1840 | South Carolina | State |
Counterfeiting | Thomas Davis [23] | White | 60 | Oct 11, 1822 | Alabama | State |
Bestiality | Joseph Ross [24] [Note 4] [25] | White | Unknown | 1785 | Pennsylvania | State |
Concealing the birth/death of an infant | Hannah Piggen [26] | Unknown | Unknown | 1785 | Massachusetts | State |
Adultery | Mary Latham and John Britton [27] | White | 18 (Lantham) | Mar 21, 1643 | Massachusetts | State |
From 1930 to 1967, 3859 criminals were executed, sorted in the following table: [28]
Crime | Total executions | Blacks | Whites | Other races |
---|---|---|---|---|
Murder | 3334 | 1630 | 1664 | 40 [Note 5] |
Rape | 455 | 405 | 48 | 2 [Note 6] |
Armed robbery [Note 7] | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0 |
Kidnapping | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
Burglary | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Sabotage | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Aggravated assault by a life-term prisoner | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Espionage [Note 8] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 3859 | 2066 | 1751 | 42 |
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