Between 1985 and 2003, seven US states executed twenty-one 17-year-old males and one 16-year-old (Sean Sellers). List of Juvenile Executions by Name, State, Race, Method, Date, and Crime Name Race State Method Date Victims/Crime Charles Rumbaugh White Texas Injection 9/11/95 1 – robbery/murder J. Terry Roach White S. Carolina Electrocution 1/10/86 2 – rape/murder & … Read more
Background Information David Clayton Hill was born on June 9, 1964 and was raised in Georgetown, South Carolina. On Friday, March 3, 2004, he was put to death in that state for the murder of Police Maj. Spencer Guerry on March 7, 1994. Spencer Guerry was shot in the face during a roadside vehicle stop and David Hill’s driver’s documents were found at … Read more
Actions Notify Department of Corrections of receipt of Governor’s Death Warrant (immediately). Begin a special section of condemned’s medical record for all medical actions (X-14 days). Nurse visits and checks on the condemned each shift, 7 days a week, using the special medical section to record contacts and observations (X-14 days). (Redacted) personally observes and … Read more
The Prevalence of Hanging in Early America Hanging was the virtually universal method of execution in America up to the 1890s and was the sole form permitted by the original Constitution. A few states used shooting during the 19th century—most notably California and Oklahoma—and most Utah executions from 1852 were by firing squad. Hanging became … Read more
It is estimated that 340 men have been executed in the U.S. by firing squad since 1600. Many of these were military executions carried out during the Civil War, and there have been 144 civilian shooting executions. Oklahoma carried out 24 executions between 1880 and 1899, and it was used for 23 executions in California … Read more
