The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of North Dakota from 1885 to 1905.
Capital punishment was abolished in North Dakota in 1973.Death Penalty Information Center Only 8 people, all male, were ever executed in North Dakota, all via hanging. All were executed for murder.
NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorGeorge Miller White19MOctober 30, 1885Grand ForksMurderAbbie Snell and Herbert Snell, whiteGeorge Miller, ND, 1885 October 30Gilbert A. PierceAlbert BombergerWhite22MJanuary 19, 1894BurleighMurder-Rape-RobberySix people, whiteEli C. D. ShortridgeJames W. Cole Black38MMarch 24, 1899TownerMurderSophronia Ford, 14, blackJim Cole, ND, 1889 March 24Frederick B. FancherHans ThorpeWhite66MSeptember 14, 1900BurleighMurderIda Thorpe, white (wife)Ira JenkinsWhite25MSeptember 14, 1900WardMurder-RobberyAugust Stark, 25/26, whiteIra Jenkins, ND, 1900 September 14Jacob L. BassanellaWhite25MFebruary 20, 1903McLeanMurder-RobberyAnton Heilinger, whiteFrank WhiteWilliam R. RossWhiteMDecember 5, 1903BottineauMurder-RobberyThomas Walsh, 61, whiteWilliam Ross, 1903 March 6 John RooneyWhite25MOctober 17, 1905CassMurder-RobberyHarold Cleve Sweet, 20s, whiteElmore Y. Sarles
See also Capital punishment in North Dakota Capital punishment in the United States
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