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Prior executions. Previous executions in Idaho were by hanging at the Old Idaho State Penitentiary, east of downtown Boise. The last six were: 1957 – Raymond Snowden, October 18. 1951 – Ernest Walrath and Troy Powell, April 13. 1926 – John Jurko, July 9. 1924 – Noah Arnold, December 19.
Imprisoned at. Idaho Maximum Security Institution, Kuna, Idaho. Thomas Eugene Creech (born September 9, 1950) is an American serial killer who was convicted of two murders committed in 1974 and sentenced to death in Idaho. The sentence was reduced two years later on appeal to life imprisonment. He was sent back to Idaho 's death row for a 1981 ...
March 11, 1950 (age 74) Winchester, Virginia, U.S. Known for. Mountain man, convicted felon, prison escapee. Claude Lafayette Dallas Jr. (born March 11, 1950) is an American felon convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the deaths of two game wardens in Idaho. On May 16, 1986, he became the 400th fugitive listed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted List.
The Frank Church—River of No Return Wilderness Area is a protected wilderness area in Idaho. [2] It was created in 1980 by the United States Congress and renamed in 1984 as the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area in honor of U.S. Senator Frank Church. At 2.367 million acres (9,580 km 2), it is the largest contiguous federally ...
Massacre Rocks State Park is a history-focused public recreation area in the Northwest United States featuring the Massacre Rocks, a famous spot along the Oregon Trail and California Trail during the middle 19th century. The state park is located along the Snake River, ten miles (16 km) southwest of American Falls, in Power County, Idaho.
Market Lake Wildlife Management Area. / 43.779813°N 112.146471°W / 43.779813; -112.146471. Market Lake Wildlife Management Area at 5,071 acres (20.52 km 2) is an Idaho wildlife management area in Jefferson County north of the town of Roberts. [1] The WMA was established in 1956 to restore a portion of Market Lake for migrating and ...
Ruby Ridge standoff. The Ruby Ridge standoff was the siege of a cabin occupied by the Weaver family in Boundary County, Idaho, in August 1992. On August 21, deputies of the United States Marshals Service (USMS) came to arrest Randy Weaver under a bench warrant for his failure to appear on federal firearms charges.
The Bear River Massacre, or the Engagement on the Bear River, or the Battle of Bear River, or Massacre at Boa Ogoi, took place in present-day Franklin County, Idaho, on January 29, 1863. After years of skirmishes and food raids on farms and ranches, the United States Army attacked a Shoshone encampment gathered at the confluence of the Bear ...