List of people executed in Mississippi (pre-1972)

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

List of people executed in Mississippi before 1972 Name Race Age Sex Date of execution MethodCrime Victim(s) Governor Gerald Albert Gallego White 26M March 3, 1955Gas chamberMurder-Kidnapping Ernest F. Beaugez, 34, white (policeman) Hugh L. White Allen Donaldson Black 28M March 4, 1955Robbery Estelle Foster, 31, white August Charles LaFontaineWhite 24M April 28, 1955Murder Ralph DeLoach, white (inmate) John E. WigginsWhite 59M June 20, 1955Murder Ruth Mack, 36, white (stepdaughter and ex-girlfriend) Mack C. LewisBlack 21M June 23, 1955Murder-Robbery Kenneth L. Mason, white Walter JohnsonBlack 18M August 19, 1955Rape Female, 20, white Murry Garfield Gilmore White 32M December 9, 1955Murder-Robbery Samuel Coleman Addington, 74, white Mose RobinsonBlack 21M December 18, 1955Rape Female, white Robert BuchananBlack 35M January 3, 1956Rape-Robbery Female, 30, white Edgar KeelerBlack 38M January 27, 1956Murder-Robbery Louis Hutchins James P. Coleman O.C. McNairBlack 24M February 17, 1956Murder William Levi Mullican, 64, white (constable) James RussellBlack 32M April 5, 1956Murder Alberta Carroll Russell, black (wife) Dewey TownselBlack 26M June 22, 1956Murder Sizzie Townsel, black (wife) Willie D. JonesBlack 31M July 13, 1956Murder-Robbery George Fritz, 76, white Mack DrakeBlack 35M November 7, 1956Rape-Robbery G. D. Fulmer, elderly, white Henry JacksonBlack 21M November 8, 1956Murder Ollie Mae Jackson, 19, black (wife) Minor M. Sorber White 39M February 8, 1957Murder Edgar McGraw, white (inmate) Joe Louis Thompson Black 21M November 14, 1957Murder-Robbery J.Z. Jones, 51, white William Alvin Wetzel White 32M January 17, 1958Murder Edgar McGraw, 24, white (inmate) Jimmy C. CameronBlack 23M May 28, 1958Rape Euna Mae Johnson, 21, white Allen Dean Jr.Black 23M December 19, 1958Murder-Rape Shirley Ann Hayes, 18 months, black Nathaniel YoungBlack 42M November 10, 1960Rape Female, 7, black Ross Barnett William StokesBlack 27M April 21, 1961Murder Eula Clark, 45, white Robert Lee GoldsbyBlack 35M May 31, 1961Murder Moselle McCorkle Nelms, 30, white J.W. SimmonsBlack 27M July 14, 1961Murder-Robbery Hugh O'Reilly, 68, white Howard CookBlack 33M December 19, 1961Rape-Burglary Mary Evelyn Ledbetter, 24, white Ellie LeeBlack 31M December 20, 1961 Willie WilsonBlack 22M May 11, 1962Rape-Robbery-Burglary Esco Broadus, 33, white Kenneth M. Slyter White 28M March 29, 1963Murder-Rape Sandra Holderfield, 15, white Willie J. AndersonBlack 22M June 14, 1963Murder-Robbery Harry Billings, 51, white Tim JacksonBlack 22M May 1, 1964Murder-Rape JoAnn Jackson, 8, blackPaul B. Johnson Jr.

Demographics Race White 7 Black 24 Age 17–19 1 20–29 17 30–39 11 40–49 1 50–59 1 Gender Male 31 Female 0 Date of execution 1950–1959 21 1960–1969 10 1970–1972 0 Method Gas chamber 31 Governor (Party) Hugh L. White (D) 9 James P. Coleman (R) 12 Ross Barnett (R) 9 Paul B. Johnson Jr. (R) 1

See also Capital punishment in the United States Capital punishment in Mississippi Lists of people executed in the United States List of people executed in Mississippi

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