List of people executed in the United States, 1965–1972
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Ten people, all male, were executed in the United States between 1965–1972, four by gas chamber, four by hanging, and two by electrocution.[1] All of these executions occurred between 1965 and 1967. The state of Kansas would conduct their most recent executions in 1965.
In 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court abolished the death penalty following the ruling of Furman v. Georgia. Capital punishment would be reinstated in 1976 following the ruling of Gregg v. Georgia, with executions resuming in 1977.
List of people executed in the United States between 1965–1972
| No. | Date of execution | Name | Age of person | Gender | Ethnicity | State | Method | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At execution | At offense | Age difference | ||||||||
| 1 | January 15, 1965 | William F. Bowen Jr. | 33 | 30 | 3 | Male | White | Alabama | Electrocution | [2] |
| 2 | February 26, 1965 | Lloyd Leo Anderson | 22 | 18 | 4 | Black | Missouri | Gas chamber | [3] | |
| 3 | April 14, 1965 | Richard Eugene Hickock | 33 | 28 | 5 | White | Kansas | Hanging | [4] | |
| 4 | Perry Edward Smith | 36 | 31 | [5] | ||||||
| 5 | June 22, 1965 | James Douglas Latham | 23 | 19 | 4 | [6] | ||||
| 6 | George Ronald York | 22 | 18 | [7] | ||||||
| 7 | December 10, 1965 | Andrew Pixley | 21 | 1 | Hispanic | Wyoming | Gas chamber | [8] | ||
| 8 | August 10, 1966 | James Donald French | 30 | 25 | 5 | White | Oklahoma | Electrocution | [9] | |
| 9 | April 12, 1967 | Aaron C. Mitchell | 37 | 33 | 4 | Black | California | Gas chamber | [10] | |
| 10 | June 2, 1967 | Luis José Monge | 48 | 45 | 3 | Hispanic | Colorado | [11] | ||
| Average: | 31 years | 27 years | 4 years | |||||||
Demographics
| Gender | ||
|---|---|---|
| Male | 10 | 100% |
| Female | 0 | 0% |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 6 | 60% |
| Black | 2 | 20% |
| Hispanic | 2 | 20% |
| State | ||
| Kansas | 4 | 40% |
| Alabama | 1 | 10% |
| California | 1 | 10% |
| Colorado | 1 | 10% |
| Missouri | 1 | 10% |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 10% |
| Wyoming | 1 | 10% |
| Method | ||
| Gas chamber | 4 | 40% |
| Hanging | 4 | 40% |
| Electrocution | 2 | 20% |
| Month | ||
| January | 1 | 10% |
| February | 1 | 10% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 3 | 30% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 3 | 30% |
| July | 0 | 0% |
| August | 1 | 10% |
| September | 0 | 0% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 1 | 10% |
| Age | ||
| 20–29 | 4 | 40% |
| 30–39 | 5 | 50% |
| 40–49 | 1 | 10% |
| Total | 10 | 100% |