List of individuals executed by the United States
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This is a list of individuals executed by the United States. The United States federal government (in comparison to the separate states) applies the death penalty for certain crimes: treason, espionage, federal murder, large scale drug trafficking and attempting to kill a witness, juror, or court officer in certain cases. Military law allows execution of soldiers for several crimes.
Recent civilian executions
Since 1963 only three people have been executed by the federal government of the United States:
- Louis Jones on March 18, 2003 for rape and murder of Pvt. Tracie McBride
- Juan Raul Garza on June 19, 2001 for murdering Thomas Albert Rumbo, Gilberto Matos, and Erasmo De la Fuente in conjunction with a drug-smuggling ring
- Timothy McVeigh on June 11, 2001 for the Oklahoma City bombing
Earlier civilian executions
Between 1950 and 1963, 13 people were executed (not counting those executed under military law):
- Victor Feguer on March 15, 1963 for kidnapping and murdering a Dubuque, Iowa doctor
- George Krull on August 21, 1957 for rape
- Michael Krull on August 21, 1957 for rape
- Robert Carter on August 21, 1957 for murder
- Arthur Brown on April 26, 1957 for murder/kidnap
- Gerhard Puff on February 24, 1956 for murder
- Albert Allen on March 20, 1953 for murder/robbery
- Julius Rosenberg on June 19, 1953 for espionage
- Ethel Rosenberg on June 19, 1953 for espionage
- Carl Hall on December 18, 1953 for murder/kidnapping
- Bonnie Headley on December 18, 1953 for murder/kidnapping
- William Tyler Jr. on July 25, 1952 for murder
- Fred Pritchertt on February 15, 1952 for murder
From 1790 to 1950, there were 327 Federal, 271 Territorial and 40 Indian Tribunal executions according to the most complete records.[1] (http://users.bestweb.net/~rg/execution/DATA%20FEDERAL.htm)
Military executions
The United States military has executed 135 people since 1916. The last execution was in 1961.
Since 1865 (American Civil War) only one person has been executed for a purely military offense.
- Private Eddie Slovik, January 31, 1945, convicted of desertion
See also: Capital punishment in the United States