Governor Brown Moves Toward Abolition of Death Penalty in California
Jan. 31, 1963 - Governor Edmund G. Brown moved today for the eventual abolition of the death penalty in California. (Pictured below is...
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Jan 24, 2023
Condemned Killer Protests Stay of Execution
Jan. 24, 1963 - A condemned killer today won a last-minute stay of execution despite his bitter protests. He had denounced Norman...
Aug 8, 2022
Elizabeth Duncan Executed at San Quentin
Aug. 8, 1962 - Mrs. Elizabeth Duncan (pictured in 1959), a jealous mother who was convicted of hiring two laborers to kill her...
Aug 1, 2022
Convicted Killer Paul Crump Spared the Electric Chair by Illinois Governor
Aug. 1, 1962 - Illinois Governor Otto Kerner spared Paul Crump (pictured), a condemned killer, from the electric chair today and ruled...
Apr 25, 2022
Number of Executions in U.S. Continues Steady Decline
Apr. 25, 1962 - The number of executions for criminal offenses fell to a record low of 42 last year, the Federal Bureau of Prisons...
Jan 31, 2022
D.A. Hogan Urges Governor Rockefeller to Stay Execution of "Capeman"
Jan. 31, 1962 - In an unexpected move, New York District Attorney Frank S. Hogan appealed to Governor Rockefeller today to spare the life...
Sep 11, 2021
Murder Conviction of 15-year-old Georgia Negro Under Investigation
Sept. 11, 1961 - The Georgia Pardon and Parole Board promised today to investigate the murder conviction of a 15-year-old Negro whose...
Jul 19, 2021
"Capeman" Killer Agron Gets Stay of Execution
July 19, 1961 - A 90-day stay of the electrocution of Salvador Agron, which had been scheduled for the week of Aug. 7, was granted today...
Jul 12, 2021
"Capeman" Execution Date Set
July 12, 1961 - The New York Court of Appeals has set the week of Aug. 7 for the execution of 17-year-old Salvatore (Capeman) Agron...
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