List of people executed in Texas, 1960–1964

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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1960 and 1964. During this period 29 people were executed by electrocution at the Huntsville Unit in Texas.[1][2]

Joseph Johnson became the last person in Texas to be executed by the electric chair on July 30, 1964.[3] In addition, Lawrence O'Connor became the last person in Texas to be executed for a crime other than murder (for participating in a gang rape,[4] on April 26, 1964). It would be 18 years before the next execution took place in Texas; all subsequent executions have been for murder.

Executions 1960–1964[]

1960 – 8 executions
# Executed person Race Age Sex Date of
execution 		Crime(s) Governor
333 Junior Williams Black 30 M 05-Mar-1960 Rape Price Daniel
334 Nearvel Moon White 19 M 28-Apr-1960 Robbery and Murder
335 Howard Draper, Jr. Black 28 M 26-May-1960 Rape
336 George William (or Williams) Black 30 M 08-Jul-1960 Robbery and Murder
337 Willie Philpot Black 27 M 15-Jul-1960 Rape and Murder
338 George Moses Black 30 M 12-Aug-1960 Murder
339 Eusebio Martinez Hispanic 26 M 27-Aug-1960 Rape and Murder
340 Samuel Holmes Black 22 M 30-Nov-1960 Rape
1961 – 3 executions
341 Charles Williams Black 20 M 03-Jun-1961 Rape
342 James Edwards Black 30 M 23-Jun-1961 Rape
343 Fred Leath White 40 M 09-Nov-1961 Murder
1962 – 9 executions
344 Charles Forgey White 23 M 10-Jan-1962 Rape
345 Roosevelt Wiley Black 29 M 11-Jan-1962 Robbery and Murder
346 Donald Wilson White 22 M 20-Mar-1962 Robbery and Murder
347 Adrian Johnson Black 19 M 19-Apr-1962 Murder
348 Herbert Bradley[5][6] Black 20 M 15-May-1962 Robbery
349 Howard Stickney White 24 M 23-May-1962 Murder
350 Walter Mosley White 26 M 18-Jul-1962 Murder
351 Bobby Stein Black 29 M 05-Sep-1962 Robbery and Murder
352 Roscoe Gibson Black 39 M 06-Oct-1962 Rape
1963 – 4 executions
353 Joe Sneed Black 29 M 03-Jan-1963 Rape
354 Bennie McIntyre Black 20 M 20-Jan-1963 Rape John Connally
355 Leo Luton White 34 M 20-Feb-1963 Robbery and Murder
356 John Lavan, Jr. Black 34 M 31-Mar-1963 Murder and Burglary
1964 – 5 executions
357 Jesse Parker Black 23 M 12-Feb-1964 Rape
358 Bobby Bradford Black 32 M 11-Mar-1964 Murder
359 Laurence O'Connor[4] Black 26 M 26-Apr-1964 Rape
360 James Echols Black 19 M 07-May-1964 Murder, Rape and Robbery
361 Joseph Johnson, Jr.[3] Black 30 M 30-Jul-1964 Murder
Sources: List of electrocuted offenders by the TDJC,[2] and The Espy File: 1608–2002.[1]
Preceded by
List of people executed in Texas, 1950–1959 		Lists of people executed in Texas Succeeded by
List of people executed in Texas, 1982–1989

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b The Espy File: 1608–2002. Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  2. ^ a b List of Electrocuted Offenders Archived 2011-06-12 at the Wayback Machine. Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Johnson v. State". Justia Law. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
  4. ^ a b "Negro Draws Chair For Rape of Woman". Del Rio News Herald. Associated Press. April 18, 1963. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "Texas Negro Is Executed For Robbery". The Titusville Herald. Associated Press. May 17, 1962. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  6. ^ "Negro dies in Texas electric chair for wounding white man". Indianapolis Recorder. May 19, 1962. Retrieved June 25, 2017.

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