List of last executions in the United States by crime

This is a list of the last executions in the United States for the crimes stated.

List of last persons to be executed for a crime other than murder
CrimeConvict Race AgeDateLocationJurisdiction
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 White 24 Jan 31, 1945 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, France (Firing squad)[14] 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 Black 17 Mar 10, 1865 South Carolina Military (Confederate States)
Conspiracy to commit murder Five unnamed Yuki men Native Unknown Jul 21, 1863 California[20] 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 Hispanic Unknown Jan 30, 1852 California[21] State
Forgery Ray White Unknown Mar 6, 1840 South Carolina State
Counterfeiting Thomas Davis[22] White 60 Oct 11, 1822 Alabama State
Bestiality Joseph Ross[23][Note 4][24] White Unknown 1785 Pennsylvania State
Concealing the birth/death of an infant Hannah Piggen[25] Unknown Unknown 1785 Massachusetts State
Adultery Mary Latham and John Britton[26] White 18 (Lantham) Mar 21, 1643 Massachusetts State

Statistics

From 1930 to 1967, 3859 criminals were executed, sorted in the following table:[27]

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

See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. Was for "burglary with intent to ravish."
  2. Slave trading was assimilated to piracy, as hostis humani generis.
  3. John Conn and four other persons were executed for treason on 1862 in Texas, under Confederate authority.
  4. On 1801, soldier Jose Antonio Rosas was shot for sodomy in Spanish California.
  5. 17 Native Americans, 13 Filipinos, 8 Chinese and 2 Japanese.
  6. Native Americans.
  7. Two executions for bank robberies causing death (Tony Chebatoris and James Dalhover) included here.
  8. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.

References
  1. Supreme Court to hear case on death penalty restriction, Los Angeles Times, David G. Savage, January 05, 2008
  2. "Coburn". Alabama Journal. 1964-06-08. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  3. "RAPE WHERE VICTIM LIVED". May 12, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-05-12. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  4. "People v. Wright, 55 Cal.2d 560".
  5. United States Demographics, Part B
  6. "People v. Monk, 56 Cal.2d 288".
  7. "Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, April 27, 1960". 2010-04-27. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  8. "More on Capital Punishment". MarshallsKnowledge©. 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  9. "San Quentin Gas Chamber Claims Life of Billy Monk". Valley News. November 23, 1961. p. 19.
  10. "Man's Life Taken for Rape Attempt". Charlotte News. 22 November 1957.
  11. 100 S.E.2d 249 (N.C. 1957); 247 N.C. 98; STATE v. Ross McAFEE (alias J. C. Adams). No. 361, Supreme Court of North Carolina. November 6, 1957.
  12. Berger, Peter L. (2011-06-07). Adventures of an Accidental Sociologist: How to Explain the World Without Becoming a Bore. Prometheus Books. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-61614-390-9.
  13. Christianson, Scott (2010). The Last Gasp: The Rise and Fall of the American Gas Chamber. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-25562-3.
  14. "The Sad Story of Private Eddie Slovik". 28-110-k.org. Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  15. "Negro Is First To Die For Night Burglary". The Tuscaloosa News. August 8, 1941. p. 2. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  16. "Alabama executes Negro for burglary". Monroe News Star Newspaper. August 8, 1941. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  17. "First Burglar Goes To Chair Under New Death Penalty Law". The Montgomery Advertiser. 1941-08-08. p. 1. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  18. "Alabama Negro To Die For Night Burglary". The Palm Beach Post. 1941-08-08. p. 8. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  19. Chambless, Ann B. (November 11, 2011). "A story back in time". The Daily Sentinel. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  20. Berry, Irene; O'Hare, Sheila and Silva, Jesse (2006). Legal Executions in California: A Comprehensive Registry, 1851–2005. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, p. 61.
  21. Berry, Irene; O'Hare, Sheila and Silva, Jesse (2006). Legal Executions in California: A Comprehensive Registry, 1851–2005. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, p. 10.
  22. Niles' National Register. Vol. 23. January 4, 1823. p. 288.
  23. Manion, Jen (2015-10-07). Liberty's Prisoners: Carceral Culture in Early America. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0-8122-9242-8.
  24. Gutierrez, Ramon A.; Almaguer, Tomas (2016-08-23). The New Latino Studies Reader: A Twenty-First-Century Perspective. Univ of California Press. p. 422. ISBN 978-0-520-28484-5.
  25. "Bathsheba Spooner, Hannah Piggen, and Rachel Wall". Tattered Fabric: Fall River's Lizzie Borden. 2008-08-11. Archived from the original on 2015-10-19.
  26. "Mary Latham Marries an Older Man – And Regrets It - New England Historical Society". www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  27. United States Congress House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee No. 3 (1972). Capital punishment. Hearings, Ninety-second Congress, second session. Boston Public Library. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 265.
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