List of people executed in Arizona (pre-1972)

The following is a list of people executed in the U.S. state of Arizona before 1972, when capital punishment was briefly abolished by the Supreme Court's ruling in Furman v. Georgia. For people executed after the restoration of capital punishment by the Supreme Court's ruling in Gregg v. Georgia (1976), see List of people executed in Arizona.

Background Historically, all executions in Arizona were carried out locally by hanging. In January 1910, an official execution chamber was completed at what was then the territorial prison in Florence, which went on to become the state prison in 1912. Capital punishment was briefly abolished in the state between December 8, 1916, to December 5, 1918. Hanging was later replaced by gas asphyxiation on October 28, 1933.

List of executions +NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorJose LopezHispanic19MJanuary 5, 1910PinalMurderMaria Espinosa, HispanicJose Lopez, AZ, 1910 January 5, Espy ArchiveRichard Elihu SloanCesario SanchezHispanic42MDecember 2, 1910CoconinoMurderGregoria Conejo, HispanicCesario Sanchez, AZ, 1910 December 2, Espy ArchiveRafael BarelaHispanic30MDomingo FrancoHispanic44MJuly 7, 1911Santa CruzMurderMr. Amada, HispanicDomingo Franco, AZ, 1911 July 7, Espy ArchiveAlejandro GallesHispanic35MJuly 28, 1911YavapaiMurderLouis D. Yeager, whiteAlejandro Galles, AZ, 1911 July 28, Espy ArchiveRamon VillaloboHispanic28MDecember 10, 1915PinalMurderWilliam Phineas Brown, 32, white (Ray deputy sheriff)Ramon Villalobo, AZ, 1915 December 10, Espy ArchiveGeorge W. P. HuntFrancisco RodriguezHispanic29MMay 19, 1916MaricopaMurderFemale, Hispanic (wife)N. B. ChavezHispanic35MJune 9, 1916YavapaiMurderCharles E. King, white (Jerome deputy sheriff)N. B. Chavez, AZ, 1916 June 9, Espy ArchiveMiguel PeraltaHispanic39MJuly 7, 1916YavapaiMurderHis estranged wife and her boyfriend, HispanicSimplicio TorrezHispanic24MApril 16, 1920CoconinoMurderVictor H. Mellick, white (Williams town constable)Simplicio Torrez, AZ, 1920 April 16, Espy ArchiveThomas Edward CampbellPedro DominguezHispanic27MJanuary 14, 1921GreenleeMurderAntonio Menchera, HispanicPedro Dominguez, 1921 January 14, Espy ArchiveNichan MartinWhite24MSeptember 9, 1921YavapaiMurderArthur de Steunder, 21, whiteNichan Martin, 1921 September 9, Espy ArchiveRicardo LauterioHispanic23MJanuary 13, 1922MaricopaMurderAdelina Sosa de Barillos, Hispanic (common-law wife)Ricardo Lauterio, AZ, 1922 January 13, Espy ArchiveThomas RomanHispanic32MMurder-RobberyThomas Hintze and Mr. Spangler (deputy constable), 10 (Hintze), whiteThomas Roman, AZ, 1922 January 13, Espy ArchiveTheodore WestWhite35MSeptember 29, 1922MohaveMurderLem Smith, whiteTheodore West, 1922 September 29, Espy ArchivePaul V. HadleyWhite35MApril 23, 1923PimaMurder-RobberyAnna C. Johnson, whitePaul Hadley, 1923 April 13, Espy ArchiveGeorge W. P. HuntManuel MartinezHispanic28MAugust 10, 1923Santa CruzMurder-RobberyJ. Frank Pearson, white (Ruby postmaster)William B. WardBlack38MJune 20, 1924PinalMurderTed Grosh, whiteSam FlowersBlack36MJanuary 9, 1925MaricopaMurderSabina Flowers, black (wife)Sam Flowers, AZ, 1925 January 9, Espy ArchiveWilliam LawrenceWhite26MJanuary 8, 1926MaricopaMurderHaze Burch, white (Phoenix police officer)Charles J. BlackburnWhite36MMay 20, 1927GrahamMurderMiguel Bernal, 31, HispanicCharles Blackburn, 1927 May 20, Espy ArchiveB. W. L. SamAsian27MJune 22, 1928MohaveMurderTom King, AsianKing Long Gee, Har Jew, Chin Shew, B. W. Sam, 1928 June 22, Espy ArchiveShew ChinAsian23MJew HarAsian30MGee King LongAsian30MEva DuganWhite51FFebruary 21, 1930PimaMurder-RobberyAndrew J. Mathis, 60, whiteEva Dugan, 1930 February 21, Espy ArchiveRefugio MaciasHispanic43MMarch 7, 1930GreenleeMurderPedro Ornelas, HispanicRefugio Macias, 1930 March 7, Espy ArchiveHerman YoungWhite28MAugust 21, 1931PimaMurder-RobberyJohn Dye, whiteHerman Young, AZ, 1931 August 21, Espy ArchiveFred HernandezHispanic19MJuly 6, 1934PinalMurder-RobberyCharles P. Washburn, 65, whiteFred Hernandez, Manuel Hernandez, 1934 July 6, Espy ArchiveBenjamin Baker MoeurManuel HernandezHispanic18MGeorge ShaughnessyWhite19MJuly 13, 1934Santa CruzMurder-RobberyLon Blankenship, whiteLouis Sprague DouglasWhite47MAugust 31, 1934YumaMurder-RobberyJohn Hayden and Ralph Hart, both 63, whiteLouis Douglas, 1934 August 31, Espy ArchiveJack SullivanWhite23MMay 15, 1936CochiseMurderJohn B. Bradberry, white (railroad police officer)Jack Sullivan, 1936 May 15, Espy ArchiveFrank RasconHispanic27MJuly 10, 1936MaricopaMurderJoe Romero, HispanicRoland H. CochraneWhite28MOctober 2, 1936MaricopaMurder-RobberyRichard Giles, whiteFrank DuarteWhite24MJanuary 8, 1937PinalMurder-RobberyG. W. Johnson, whiteFrank Duarte, AZ, 1937 January 8, Espy ArchiveRawghlie Clement StanfordErnest PattenBlack37MAugust 13, 1937ApacheMurderFemale, black (common-law wife)Ernest Patten, AZ, 1937 August 13, Espy ArchiveBurt AndersonWhite53MYavapaiMurderCecil Kuykendall, 28, whiteDavid Benjamin KnightWhite33MSeptember 3, 1937MaricopaMurderJ. C. Kalb, whiteElvin Jack OdomWhite27MJanuary 14, 1938MaricopaMurder-RobberyCharles Goade, whiteElvin Odom, 1938 January 14, Espy ArchiveArchie ShortWhite27MApril 28, 1939PinalMurderJack Hickox, white (Ray deputy sheriff)Robert Taylor JonesFrank ConnerBlack22MSeptember 22, 1939Santa CruzMurder-RobberyTracy Bird, whiteRobert BurgunderWhite23MAugust 9, 1940MaricopaMurder-RobberyE. B. Peterson, whiteGrady B. ColeBlack28MJanuary 8, 1943CochiseMurderCoy C. Qualls, whiteCharles Sanders, AZ, 1943 January 8, Espy ArchiveSidney Preston OsbornCharles SandersBlack20MJ. C. LeviceBlack22MJames C. RawlinsWhite46MFebruary 19, 1943GreenleeMurder-RapeMarilyn Emma Atkins, 11, whiteJames Rawlings, 1943 February 19, Espy ArchiveElisandro MaciasHispanic20MApril 27, 1943PimaMurder-RobberyAldo Hage, 60, whiteElisandro Macias, AZ, 1943 April 27, Espy ArchiveJohn Earnest RansomBlack48MJanuary 5, 1945MaricopaMurderCharles H. Payne, 51, whiteJohn Ransom, AZ, 1945 January 5, Espy ArchiveLee Albert SmithWhite62MApril 6, 1945CochiseMurderEdward D. Miller, whiteLee Smith, 1945 April 6, Espy ArchiveU. L. HolleyBlack38MApril 13, 1945GilaMurderMorgan Neilson and Ed Williams, 50 (Neilson), whiteU. L. Holley, AZ, 1945 April 13, Espy ArchiveAngel B. SernaHispanic27MJuly 29, 1950PinalMurderCatharine Gohn, whiteAngel Serna, AZ, 1950 July 29, Espy ArchiveDan Edward GarveyHarold Thomas LantzWhite28MJuly 18, 1951CochiseMurderAda C. Park, 68, whiteHarold Lantz, AZ, 1951 July 18, Espy ArchiveJohn Howard PyleCarl J. FolkWhite56MMarch 4, 1955NavajoMurder-RapeBetty Allen, whiteCarl Folk, 1955 March 4, Espy ArchiveErnest McFarlandLester Edward BartholomewWhite38MAugust 31, 1955MaricopaMurderPamela and Richard Bartholomew, 2 and 3, white (children)Leonard CoeyWhite58MMay 22, 1957MaricopaMurderElnora Coey, white (wife)Arthur ThomasBlack33MNovember 17, 1958CochiseMurderJanie Miskovich, whiteRichard Lewis JordanWhite28MNovember 22, 1958PimaMurder-RapePhyllis Mae Thompson, 22, whiteRichard Jordan, 1958 November 22, Espy ArchiveVernice L. CraftBlack41MMarch 7, 1959MaricopaMurderVirginia Craft, black (wife)Lonnie Craft, AZ, 1959 March 7, Espy ArchivePaul FanninRobert D. FentonWhite25MMarch 11, 1960PimaMurderOpal Keller Coward, 53, whiteHonor RobinsonBlack44MOctober 31, 1961MaricopaMurderWilliam Bischoff, blackPatrick M. McGeeWhite55MMarch 8, 1963CoconinoMurder-RobberyAry J. Best, 66, whitePatrick McGee, 1963 March 8, Espy ArchiveManuel E. SilvaHispanic43MMarch 14, 1963PinalMurderBeatriz Mankel, white (girlfriend)Manuel Silva, AZ, 1963 March 14, Espy Archive

See also Capital punishment in Arizona Crime in Arizona

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