Wilson County Executions

 

NAME

AGE

RACE

SEX

OCCUPATION

CRIME

METHOD

DATE

MTPL

John Rose
26
White
male
Farmer
Murder
Hanging
26
Feb
1902
1
Lewis West
24
Black
male
Laborer
Murder
Electrocution
05
May
1911
1
Berry Richardson
?
Black
male
?
Murder
Electrocution
26
Sep
1930
1
Aaron Sharp
?
Black
male
?
Murder
Electrocution
26
Sep
1930
2
T. Allen, Reid
29
Black
male
Farm Laborer
Burglery-Att. Rape
Asphyxiation, gas
09
Dec
1949
3
Covey Lamm
?
White
male
?
Murder
Asphyxiation, gas
10
Nov
1950
1


 

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Source: This page developed from materials originally featured on

"Before the Needles"  online  2002 - 2009 which read as follows:

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Rob Gallagher

This page was developed from the data file "Executions in the United States, 1608-1987: The ESPY File", Espy, M. Watt, and John Ortiz Smykla, Principal Investigators. Funded by the National Science Foundation. This dataset represents the most complete list of executions in the United States compiled to date

 

 

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