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The list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas, with the exception of 1819–1849, is divided into periods of 10 years. Since 1819, 1,343 people (all but nine of whom have been men) have been executed in Texas as of 1 January 2025. Between 1819 and 1923, 390 people were executed by hanging in the county where the trial took place. [1]
The first execution in Texas occurred in 1819, with the execution of a white male, George Brown, for piracy. [1] In 1840, a free black male, Henry Forbes, was executed for jail-breaking. [4] Prior to Texas statehood in 1846, eight executions—all by hanging—were carried out. [1] Ellis Unit, which at one time housed the State of Texas male ...
Last execution date Name Crime Method C Antigua and Barbuda: 2 February 1991 [4] Tyrone Nicholas: murder: hanging: A Argentina: 12 June 1956 [46] Juan José Valle: treason: firing squad: C Bahamas: 6 January 2000 [4] David Mitchell: murder: hanging: C Barbados: 10 October 1984 [4] Noel Jordan, Melvin Inniss, and Errol Farrell: hanging: C Belize ...
The scheduled execution of a death row inmate whose case has drawn widespread scrutiny was halted by the Texas Supreme Court late Thursday night as doubts linger over whether his decades-old ...
The last execution in Texas to be postponed by appeals on the day of the execution was on Oct. 26. William Speer's execution was postponed after an appeals court ruling came after allegations were ...
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said the state could set a new execution date for a man convicted of murdering his toddler on evidence of "shaken baby syndrome," ruling that a legislative ...
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1920 and 1929. A total of 66 people were executed during this period. From 1920 to 1923, ten people were executed by hanging. [1] The last hanging in the state was that of Nathan Lee, a man convicted of murder and executed in Brazoria County on August 31, 1923
UPDATE: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals shot down a last-minute motion by a Travis County judge to halt the execution of Robert Roberson. Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court, one of Roberson ...