T. Berry Bruce Explained

Thomas Berry Bruce[1] (August 16, 1919  - October 12, 1994)[2] was the Mississippi executioner active from 1957 until 1987,[3] during which time he was the only US executioner on public record.[4] He executed between 14 and 16 people,[5] including Jimmy Lee Gray,[4] during his career. For many years, his wife was unaware of his occasional duty; she thought that he only marketed fruits and vegetables to grocery stores. Bruce received $250 per execution.[6] All of his executions were conducted using the gas chamber.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Psychology Resource Center for Students . College.cengage.com . 2012-02-16.
  2. News: The Commercial Appeal. October 14, 1994. Memphis, Tennessee. BELZONI - Thomas Berry Bruce. A10.
  3. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AD&p_theme=ad&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4746126E70F8C&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Mississippi's executioner leaves job after 30 years
  4. News: Might we make executions more civilized, please?. Neil MacDonald. 7 November 2007. CBC News. https://web.archive.org/web/20121105072808/http://www.cbc.ca/news/reportsfromabroad/macdonald/20071107.html. 5 November 2012.
  5. http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/documents/ESPYstate.pdf Executions is the U.S. 1608-2002: The ESPY File Executions by State
  6. News: The Mississippi executioner. Kevin Dugan. 17 May 1987. United Press International.

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