December 7, 1982Huntsville, TexasCharles Brooks Jr. (also known as Shareef Ahmad Abdul-Rahim) is executed for the murder of a man, becoming the first person to be executed by lethal injection Lethal injection was first proposed by Oklahoma state medical examiner Jay Chapman who got the idea for a humane alternative to the electric chair while…
Man executed for the murder of family
November 15, 1960Fort Saskatchewan, AlbertaRobert Raymond Cook Jr (23) is hanged for the murder of his father, becoming the last person to be executed in Alberta On the night of June 27, 1959, Robert Raymond Cook Jr. was arrested on charges resulting from a fraudulent car transaction in which he had posed as his father…
Woman is executed — probably wrongly — for the murder of a man
November 13, 1863San Patricio, TexasJosefa “Chipita” Rodriguez is executed for the murder of a man On August 25, 1863, the body of John Savage was found in a burlap sack in the Aransas River. The cause of death was immediately apparent: his skull had been caved in by an axe. Savage was a horse trader…
Man executed for the murder and sexual assault of a child
October 28, 2008Huntsville, TexasEric Charles Nenno (47) is executed for the murder and sexual assault of a 7-year-old On March 23, 1995, Nicole Benton (7) was attending a large gathering in Hockley, Texas in celebration of her father’s birthday. While her father was playing guitar in his country band, Benton disappeared. Another parent noticed her…
Man executed for killing former girlfriend in front of her daughter and mother
October 21, 1999Raleigh, North CarolinaArthur Martin Boyd Jr is executed for the murder of his former girlfriend Wanda Phillips Hartman (32) and Boyd had lived together for around three and a half years before she moved back in with her parents several months before her murder. Boyd attempted repeatedly to restore their relationship, but Hartman…
