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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 12 December 2024. Between 1819 and 1923, 390 people were executed by hanging in the county where the trial took place. [1]
A 25-year-old servant, Sokichi, was executed by crucifixion for murdering his employer's son during the course of a robbery. He was affixed by tying to a stake with two cross-pieces. [109] [110] Crucifixion was introduced into Japan during the Sengoku period (1467–1573), after a 350-year period with no capital punishment. [111]
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1990 and 1999. All of the 166 people (165 males and 1 female) during this period were convicted of murder and executed by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas .
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
It was the first execution in the state since 1964. [1] Texas, which is the second most populous state of the Union, has executed 591 offenders since the U.S. capital punishment resumption in 1976 (beginning in 1982 with the Brooks execution) to October 1, 2024 (the execution of Garcia Glen White)—more than a third of the national total. [2]
State Last execution date Name Crime Method A Government of Australia: 11 June 1951: Takuma Nishimura: war crimes: hanging: A Australian Capital Territory: never used: A New South Wales: 24 August 1939 [4] John Trevor Kelly: murder: hanging: A Northern Territory: 7 August 1952 [4] Jaroslav Koci and Jan Novotny: murder: hanging: A Queensland: 22 ...
Crucifixion. Roping or nailing to a wooden cross or similar apparatus (such as a tree) and leaving to perish. The crucifixion of Jesus is the most notable instance of this method. Gibbeting. The victim is placed in cage hanging from a gallows-type structure in a public location and left to die to deter other existing or potential criminals ...
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1870 and 1879. During this period 50 people were executed by hanging. [1] Executions ...