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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

"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...

"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...