List of people executed in Wyoming explained

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Wyoming.

A total of 7 men were executed prior to Wyoming becoming a State on July 10, 1890:

Executed personDate of executionMethodCrime
1John BoyerApril 21, 1871HangingMurder
2William Tousant KenslerNovember 19, 1874Murder
3Leroy DonovanJanuary 18, 1884Murder and robbery
4George CookeDecember 12, 1884Murder
5John OwensMarch 5, 1886Murder and robbery
6Benjamin CarterJanuary 26, 1888Murder
7George BlackFebruary 26, 1890Murder

18 men were executed by the state of Wyoming between its statehood and the Supreme Court ban on executions in 1972:

Executed personDate of executionMethodCrime
1Charles MillerApril 22, 1892HangingMurder and robbery
2Frank HowardDecember 7, 1894Murder
3James KefferSeptember 24, 1902Murder and robbery
4Thomas HornNovember 20, 1903Murder
5Joseph SengMay 24, 1912Murder
6Warren JenkinsNovember 14, 1913Murder
7Willard FlandersJune 16, 1916Murder
8Wilmer PalmerAugust 11, 1916Murder
9Oscar WhiteOctober 20, 1916Murder
10Yee GeowMarch 11, 1921Murder
11George BrownfieldMarch 10, 1930Murder
12Charles AragonMay 14, 1930Murder
13Talton TaylorMay 11, 1933Murder
14Perry CarrollAugust 13, 1937Lethal gasMurder
15Stanley LantzerApril 19, 1940Murder
16Cleveland Brown, Jr.November 17, 1944Murder and rape
17Andrew PixleyDecember 10, 1965Murder and rape

Wyoming enacted its post-Furman death penalty statute on February 28, 1977.[1] One man has been executed in the state of Wyoming since then:

One federal execution has taken place in Wyoming:

See also

References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . June 15, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150523143211/http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/state/ . May 23, 2015 .