CONNECTICUT EXECUTIONS

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NAME

AGE

RACE

SEX

OCCUPATION

CRIME

METHOD

DATE

MTPL

COUNTY

1

NEPAUDUCK

NAT. AMER.

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JAN

30

1639

NEW HAVEN

2

SPENCER, GEORGE

WHITE

MALE

?

SODMY-BUGGRY-BST

HANGING

APR

1

1642

NEW HAVEN

3

YOUNG, ACHSAH

WHITE

MALE

?

WITCHCRAFT

HANGING

MAY

26

1647

HARTFORD

4

JOHNSON, MARY

WHITE

FEMALE

SERVANT

WITCHCRAFT

HANGING

?

1649

?

5

BASSETT, GOODWIFE

WHITE

FEMALE

HOUSEWIFE

WITCHCRAFT

HANGING

?

1651

FAIRFIELD

6

KNAPP, ELIZABETH

WHITE

FEMALE

HOUSEWIFE

WITCHCRAFT

HANGING

?

1653

FAIRFIELD

7

WHITE

MALE

?

SODMY-BUGGRY-BST

HANGING

?

1655

1

NEW HAVEN

8

WHITE

MALE

?

SODMY-BUGGRY-BST

HANGING

?

1655

2

NEW HAVEN

9

GREENSMITH, NATHANIEL

WHITE

MALE

?

WITCHCRAFT

HANGING

JAN

1662

1

HARTFORD

10

GREENSMITH, REBECCA

WHITE

FEMALE

HOUSEWIFE

WITCHCRAFT

HANGING

JAN

1662

2

HARTFORD

11

BARNES, MARY

WHITE

FEMALE

?

WITCHCRAFT

HANGING

MAR

1662

HARTFORD

12

POTTER, WILLIAM

WHITE

MALE

?

SODMY-BUGGRY-BST

HANGING

JUN

6

1662

NEW HAVEN

13

NAT. AMER.

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

?

1700

1

NEW HAVEN

14

NAT. AMER.

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

?

1700

2

NEW HAVEN

15

NAT. AMER.

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

?

1700

3

NEW HAVEN

16

GARRETT, CATHERINE

27

NAT. AMER.

FEMALE

SERVANT

MURDER

HANGING

MAY

3

1738

NEW LONDON

17

BRAMBLE, SARAH

WHITE

FEMALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

NOV

21

1753

NEW LONDON

18

FRAZIER, ISAAC

?

MALE

?

HOUSEBRKNG-BURGL

HANGING

SEP

1768

NEW HAVEN

19

JACOBS, JOHN

NAT. AMER.

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

NOV

2

1768

LITCHFIELD

20

PAUL, MOSES

NAT. AMER.

MALE

DRIFTER

MURDER

HANGING

SEP

2

1772

NEW HAVEN

21

DUNBAR, MOSES

30

WHITE

MALE

FARMER

TREASON

HANGING

MAR

19

1777

HARTFORD

22

GRISWOLD

WHITE

MALE

?

TREASON

HANGING

?

1778

NEW HAVEN

23

DAVENPORT, BARNET

20

WHITE

MALE

SERVANT

MURDER

HANGING

MAY

8

1780

LITCHFIELD

24

OCUISH, HANNAH

12

NAT. AMER.

FEMALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

DEC

20

1786

NEW LONDON

25

MOUNTAIN, JOSEPH

33

BLACK

MALE

?

RAPE

HANGING

JAN

20

1790

NEW HAVEN

26

DOANE, RICHARD

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JUN

10

1797

HARTFORD

27

STARR, THOMAS

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JUN

14

1797

MIDDLESEX

28

ANTHONY

BLACK

MALE

FREEDMAN

RAPE

HANGING

NOV

8

1798

FAIRFIELD

29

ADAMS, CALEB

18

WHITE

MALE

LABORER

MURDER

HANGING

NOV

29

1803

WINDHAM

30

FREEMAN, SAMUEL

25

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

NOV

6

1805

WINDHAM

31

NILES, HENRY

NAT. AMER.

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

NOV

4

1807

NEW LONDON

32

BABCOCK, MINER

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JUN

6

1816

NEW LONDON

33

LUNG, PETER

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JUN

20

1816

MIDDLESEX

34

ADAMS, AMOS

28

BLACK

MALE

?

RAPE

HANGING

NOV

30

1817

FAIRFIELD

35

BAILEY, ADONIJAH

79

?

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

?

1824

WINDHAM

36

WASHINGTON, GEORGE

NAT. AMER.

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JUN

1

1824

TOLLAND

37

WATKINS, OLIVER

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

AUG

2

1831

WINDHAM

38

TELLER, WILLIAM

28

WHITE

MALE

CONVICT

MURDER

HANGING

SEP

6

1833

1

HARTFORD

39

REYNOLDS, CAESAR

30

WHITE

MALE

CONVICT

MURDER

HANGING

SEP

6

1833

2

HARTFORD

40

SHERMAN

?

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JUN

13

1834

NEW LONDON

41

POTTER, ANDREW

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JUL

20

1846

NEW HAVEN

42

FOOTE, HENRY

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER-RAPE

HANGING

JAN

2

1850

1

NEW HAVEN

43

MCCAFFREY, JAMES

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JAN

2

1850

2

NEW HAVEN

44

JENNINGS, MICHAEL

18

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JUL

11

1854

NEW HAVEN

45

TOOLE, GERALD

?

MALE

CONVICT

MURDER

HANGING

?

1862

HARTFORD

46

STARKWEATHER, ALBERT

25

WHITE

MALE

FARMER

MURDER

HANGING

AUG

17

1866

HARTFORD

47

WILSON, JAMES

47

WHITE

MALE

CONVICT

MURDER

HANGING

JAN

13

1871

HARTFORD

48

HAMLIN, HENRY

WHITE

MALE

CONVICT

MURDER

HANGING

MAY

28

1880

HARTFORD

49

PALLADONI, PHILLIP

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JAN

5

1888

FAIRFIELD

50

SWIFT, JOHN

WHITE

MALE

PIANO PLAYER

MURDER

HANGING

APR

18

1889

HARTFORD

51

SCHEELE, JACOB

WHITE

MALE

SALOON KEEPER

MURDER

HANGING

JUN

18

1891

FAIRFIELD

52

BORJENSEN, ANDREW

WHITE

MALE

LABORER

MURDER

HANGING

JAN

29

1892

LITCHFIELD

53

PETRILLO, ANGELO

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

NOV

14

1892

NEW HAVEN

54

CRONIN, JOHN

38

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

DEC

18

1894

HARTFORD

55

HARTLEIN, KASPAR

40

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

DEC

13

1896

HARTFORD

56

KIPPIE, THOMAS

42

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JUL

14

1897

NEW HAVEN

57

FUDA, GUSSIPPI

31

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

DEC

3

1897

FAIRFIELD

58

IMPOSINO, NICODEMO

24

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

DEC

17

1897

FAIRFIELD

59

BAINAY, CHARLES

34

WHITE

MALE

NOVELTY SALESMAN

MURDER-BURGLARY

HANGING

APR

14

1898

FAIRFIELD

60

WILLIS, BENJAMIN

21

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

HANGING

DEC

30

1898

FAIRFIELD

61

BROCKHAUS, FREDERICK

21

WHITE

MALE

CRIMINAL

MURDER-ROBBERY

HANGING

SEP

6

1899

FAIRFIELD

62

CROSS, CHARLES

18

WHITE

MALE

FARM HAND

MURDER-RAPE

HANGING

JUL

20

1900

FAIRFIELD

63

MISIK, PAUL

34

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

FEB

11

1904

HARTFORD

64

WATSON, JOSEPH

18

BLACK

MALE

VALET

MURDER

HANGING

NOV

17

1904

HARTFORD

65

MARX, GERSHON

73

WHITE

MALE

FARMER

MURDER

HANGING

MAY

18

1905

NEW LONDON

66

SHEROUK, EPHRIAM

24

WHITE

MALE

LABORER

MURDER-ROBBERY

HANGING

JAN

9

1906

TOLLAND

67

BAILEY, HENRY

40

WHITE

MALE

FARM HAND

MURDER-ROBBERY

HANGING

APR

16

1907

MIDDLESEX

68

HERMAN, ALEXANDER

26

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

MAY

10

1907

FAIRFIELD

69

WASHELESKY, JOHN

32

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JUL

1

1908

NEW HAVEN

70

ROSSI, LORENZO

31

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JUL

24

1908

HARTFORD

71

ZETT, JOHN

48

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

DEC

21

1908

TOLLAND

72

CAMPAGNOLO, GIUSEPPE

28

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

FEB

24

1909

1

NEW HAVEN

73

CARFARO, RAEFFAELE

19

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

FEB

24

1909

2

NEW HAVEN

74

ZAWEDZIANCZEK, JOHN

28

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

FEB

9

1910

HARTFORD

75

TANGANELLI, ANDREA

26

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

MAR

29

1912

NEW HAVEN

76

REDDING, GEORGE, JR

21

WHITE

MALE

PRODUCE CLERK

MURDER-ROBBERY

HANGING

NOV

1

1912

NEW HAVEN

77

SAXON, LOUIS

29

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JUL

27

1913

HARTFORD

78

PLEW, JAMES

48

WHITE

MALE

FARM HAND

MURDER

HANGING

MAR

4

1914

NEW HAVEN

79

RIKTERAITIS, MATIJINS

29

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

MAY

8

1914

NEW HAVEN

80

BUONOMO, JOSEPH

24

WHITE

MALE

CRIMINAL

MURDER

HANGING

JUN

30

1914

FAIRFIELD

81

BERGERON, JOSEPH

40

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

AUG

11

1914

NEW HAVEN

82

MONTVID, BERNARD

23

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

AUG

6

1915

HARTFORD

83

GRELA, FRANK

41

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

AUG

13

1915

HARTFORD

84

ROE, , HARRY

22

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

HANGING

MAR

3

1916

1

LITCHFIELD

85

WILLIAMS, ISAAC

30

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

HANGING

MAR

3

1916

2

LITCHFIELD

86

ZUPPA, PASQUALE

28

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

MAR

10

1916

NEW HAVEN

87

VETERE, FRANCISCO

25

WHITE

MALE

ENTERTAINER

MURDER

HANGING

JAN

5

1917

1

NEW HAVEN

88

CASTELLI, JOSEPH

24

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JAN

5

1917

2

NEW HAVEN

89

BUGLIONE, STEPHEN

20

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

NOV

16

1917

1

HARTFORD

90

DONVANSO, GIOVANNI

21

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

NOV

16

1917

2

HARTFORD

91

WISE, WILLIAM

23

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

DEC

14

1917

HARTFORD

92

DUSSO, FRANK

25

WHITE

MALE

LONGSHOREMAN

MURDER-ROBBERY

HANGING

JUN

17

1918

1

NEW HAVEN

93

PISANIELLO, CARMINE

21

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

HANGING

JUN

17

1918

2

NEW HAVEN

94

LANZILLO, CARMINE

24

WHITE

MALE

LABORER

MURDER-ROBBERY

HANGING

JUN

17

1918

3

NEW HAVEN

95

PERRETTA, JOSEPH

33

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JUN

27

1919

1

HARTFORD

96

PERRETTA, ERASMO

28

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JUN

27

1919

2

HARTFORD

97

NECHESNOOK, NIKIFOR

28

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

DEC

3

1919

NEW HAVEN

98

CERRONE, DANIEL

31

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

MAR

5

1920

NEW HAVEN

99

WADE, ELWOOD

24

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

MAY

20

1921

FAIRFIELD

100

KAURAWSKAS, JOHN

36

WHITE

MALE

LABORER

MURDER

HANGING

MAY

27

1921

NEW HAVEN

101

SCHUTTE, EMIL

55

WHITE

MALE

MERCHANT

MURDER

HANGING

JAN

24

1922

MIDDLESEX

102

CHAPMAN, GERALD

35

WHITE

MALE

GANGSTER

MURDER

HANGING

APR

6

1926

HARTFORD

103

SOO, HOO, WING

19

ASIAN

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

NOV

8

1927

1

HARTFORD

104

CHIN, LUNG

33

ASIAN

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

NOV

8

1927

2

HARTFORD

105

FELTOVIC, JOHN

19

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

DEC

10

1929

FAIRFIELD

106

DIBATTISTA, FRANK

26

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

HANGING

FEB

21

1930

HARTFORD

107

LORENZO, HENRY

26

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

AUG

12

1930

HARTFORD

108

SIMBORSKI, JOHN

30

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

APR

7

1936

NEW HAVEN

109

MCELROY, JAMES

45

WHITE

MALE

STEAMFITTER

MURDER

ELECTROCUTION

FEB

10

1937

NEW HAVEN

110

PALKO, FRANK

26

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

ELECTROCUTION

APR

12

1938

FAIRFIELD

111

WEAVER, IRA

36

WHITE

MALE

HANDYMAN

MURDER-ROBBERY

ELECTROCUTION

APR

29

1940

1

MIDDLESEX

112

COTS, VINCENT

32

WHITE

MALE

MECHANIC

MURDER-ROBBERY

ELECTROCUTION

APR

29

1940

2

MIDDLESEX

113

GURSKI, PETER

28

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER-RAPE

ELECTROCUTION

FEB

23

1943

LITCHFIELD

114

FUNDERBURK, WILSON

38

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER-RAPE

ELECTROCUTION

APR

20

1943

HARTFORD

115

DECARO, CARLO

20

WHITE

MALE

FACTORY WORKER

MURDER-ROBBERY

ELECTROCUTION

MAY

3

1944

HARTFORD

116

ROSSI, NICHOLAS

33

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER-BURGLARY

ELECTROCUTION

JUN

18

1945

HARTFORD

117

LEWIE, RAYMOND

19

WHITE

MALE

CONVICT

MURDER

ELECTROCUTION

JAN

1

1946

1

HARTFORD

118

TOMMASELLI, ARTHUR

25

WHITE

MALE

CONVICT

MURDER

ELECTROCUTION

JAN

1

1946

2

HARTFORD

119

MCCARTHY, JAMES

21

WHITE

MALE

CONVICT

MURDER

ELECTROCUTION

JAN

1

1946

3

HARTFORD

120

BRADLEY, ROBERT

38

BLACK

MALE

TRASH COLLECTOR

MURDER

ELECTROCUTION

APR

12

1948

NEW HAVEN

121

LORAIN, WILLIAM

34

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

ELECTROCUTION

JUL

11

1955

HARTFORD

122

MALM, ROBERT

32

WHITE

MALE

DISHWASHER

MURDER-RAPE

ELECTROCUTION

JUL

18

1955

1

HARTFORD

123

DONAHUE, JOHN

33

WHITE

MALE

PAROLEE

MURDER

ELECTROCUTION

JUL

18

1955

2

FAIRFIELD

124

DAVIES, GEORGE

41

WHITE

MALE

MACHINE TOOL OPR

MURDER-RAPE

ELECTROCUTION

SEP

20

1959

NEW HAVEN

125

WOJCULEWICZ, FRANK

42

WHITE

MALE

GANGSTER

MURDER

ELECTROCUTION

JAN

26

1959

HARTFORD

126

TABORSKY, JOSEPH

36

WHITE

MALE

GANGSTER

MURDER-ROBBERY

ELECTROCUTION

MAY

17

1960

HARTFORD