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In 2006, an advisory referendum showed 55.5% of Wisconsin voters were in favor of reinstating capital punishment. The state legislature did not adopt any statute to implement the popular vote. [4] A 2013 poll by Marquette Law School showed that 46.6% of Wisconsin voters supported reinstating capital punishment, while 50.5% opposed. [5]
Wisconsin Death Trip is a 1999 docudrama film written for the screen and directed by James Marsh, based on the 1973 historical nonfiction book of the same name by Michael Lesy. The film dramatizes a series of macabre incidents that took place in and around Black River Falls, Wisconsin in the late-19th century.
John McCaffary [a] (c. 1820 – August 21, 1851) was an Irish-American farmer who was convicted and executed for the murder of his wife, Bridgett McCaffary. His execution by hanging was botched; he was unintentionally strangled for over 20 minutes until he died. His execution led to the abolition of capital punishment in Wisconsin.
Here's what to know about the history of capital punishment in Wisconsin. 'Barbaric, inequitable, unjust': Wisconsin was the first state to abolish the death penalty for all crimes after just one ...
Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method Ref. At execution At offense Age difference; 1 January 7, 2026 Quisi Bryan: 55 29 26 Male Black Ohio: To be determined: Profile: 2 February 11, 2026 Antonio Sanchez Franklin: 47 18 29 Profile: 3 March 12, 2026 James Earl Trimble: 65 44 21 White Profile: 4 June 17, 2026
McCaffary was both the first and last person executed by the State of Wisconsin before the state abolished the death penalty in 1853. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] On July 12, 1853, after Chapter 103, Laws of 1853, State of Wisconsin was passed by both houses of the Wisconsin legislature, Governor Leonard J. Farwell signed it and officially abolished ...
Crime Convict Race Age Date Location Jurisdiction Robbery [1]: James Coburn [2] [3]: White 38 4 September 1964 Alabama: State Rape: Ronald Wolfe [4]: White 33 8 May 1964 Missouri
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