List of people executed in Wyoming

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Wyoming.

A total of 7 men were executed prior to Wyoming becoming a State on July 10, 1890:

Name Age Race Date of execution Method Crime
John Boyer 25/26 White April 21, 1871 Hanging Murder
William Tousant Kensler White November 19, 1874 Murder
LeRoy Donovan 32 White January 18, 1884 Murder-Robbery
George Cooke White December 12, 1884 Murder
John Owens White March 5, 1886 Murder-Robbery
Benjamin Carter White January 26, 1888 Murder
George Black February 26, 1890 Murder

18 men were executed by the state of Wyoming between its statehood and the Supreme Court ban on executions in 1972:

Name Age Race Date of execution Method Crime
Charles Miller 17 White April 22, 1892 Hanging Murder-Robbery
Frank Howard 43 White December 7, 1894 Murder
James Keffer 39 White September 24, 1902 Murder-Robbery
Thomas Horn 41 White November 20, 1903 Murder
Joseph Seng 32 White May 24, 1912 Murder
Warren Jenkins White November 14, 1913 Murder
Willard Flanders 50 White June 16, 1916 Murder
Wilmer Palmer 34 White August 11, 1916 Murder
Oscar White 28 Black October 20, 1916 Murder
Geow Yee 25 Asian March 11, 1921 Murder
George Brownfield 54 White March 10, 1930 Murder
Charles Aragon 25 Native American May 14, 1930 Murder
Talton Taylor 33 White May 11, 1933 Murder
Perry Carroll 37 White August 13, 1937 Lethal gas Murder
Stanley Lantzer 38 White April 19, 1940 Murder
Cleveland Brown Jr. 27 Black November 17, 1944 Murder-Rape
Andrew Pixley 22 Hispanic December 10, 1965 Murder-Rape

Wyoming enacted its post-Furman death penalty statute on February 28, 1977.[1] One man has been executed in the state of Wyoming since then:

Name Age Race Date of execution Method Murder victim(s) Under Governor
1 Mark Hopkinson 42 White January 22, 1992 Lethal injection Vincent Vehar, Beverly Vehar, John Vehar, and Jeffrey Green Mike Sullivan

One federal execution has taken place in Wyoming:

Name Age Race Date of execution Crime Method Under President
Henry Ruhl 36 White April 27, 1945 Murder on a Government Reservation Lethal gas Harry S. Truman

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References

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