List of individuals executed in Wyoming
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Seven persons were executed in Wyoming prior to its statehood in 1890.
| Executed person | Date of execution | Method | Crime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Boyer | 21 April 1871 | hanging | murder |
| 2 | William Tousant Kensler | 19 November 1874 | hanging | murder |
| 3 | Leroy Donovan | 18 January 1884 | hanging | murder and robbery |
| 4 | George Cooke | 12 December 1884 | hanging | murder |
| 5 | John Owens | 5 March 1886 | hanging | murder and robbery |
| 6 | Benjamin Carter | 26 January 1888 | hanging | murder |
| 7 | George Black | 26 February 1890 | hanging | murder |
A total of 18 individuals were executed in the state of Wyoming prior to the 1972 Supreme Court capital punishment ban.
| Executed person | Date of execution | Method | Crime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Miller | 22 April 1892 | hanging | murder and robbery |
| 2 | Frank Howard | 7 December 1894 | hanging | murder |
| 3 | James Keffer | 24 September 1902 | hanging | murder and robbery |
| 4 | Thomas Horn | 20 November 1903 | hanging | murder |
| 5 | Joseph Seng | 24 May 1912 | hanging | murder |
| 6 | Warren Jenkins | 14 November 1913 | hanging | murder |
| 7 | Willard Flanders | 16 June 1916 | hanging | murder |
| 8 | Wilmer Palmer | 11 August 1916 | hanging | murder |
| 9 | Oscar White | 20 January 1916 | hanging | murder |
| 10 | Yee Geow | 11 March 1921 | hanging | murder |
| 11 | George Brownfield | 10 March 1930 | hanging | murder |
| 12 | Charles Aragon | 14 May 1930 | hanging | murder |
| 13 | Talton Taylor | 11 May 1933 | hanging | murder |
| 14 | Perry Carroll | 13 August 1937 | gas chamber | murder |
| 15 | Stanley Lantzer | 19 April 1940 | gas chamber | murder |
| 16 | Cleveland Brown, Jr. | 17 November 1945 | gas chamber | murder and rape |
| 17 | Henry Ruhl | 27 April 1944 | gas chamber | murder |
| 18 | Andrew Pixley | 10 December 1965 | gas chamber | murder |
Only one individual has been executed in the state of Wyoming since 1976:
| Executed person | Date of execution | Method | Crime | Under Governor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Hopkinson | 22 January 1992 | lethal injection | murders of Vincent Vehar, Beverly Vehar, John Vehar, and Jeffrey Green | Mike Sullivan |
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[edit] References
- You Are Respectfully Invited to Attend My Execution: Untold Stories of Men Legally Executed in Wyoming Territory, Larry K. Brown, Tamarack Books Inc., Boise, Idaho, 1997
