UTAH EXECUTIONS

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NAME

AGE

RACE

SEX

OCCUPATION

CRIME

METHOD

DATE

MTPL

COUNTY

1

LONG, HAIR

NAT. AMER.

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

SEP

15

1854

1

UTAH

2

ANTELOPE

NAT. AMER.

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

SEP

15

1854

2

UTAH

3

FERGUSON, THOMAS

WHITE

MALE

COBBLER

MURDER

HANGING

JAN

28

1859

SALT LAKE

4

COCKCROFT, WILLIAM

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

SHOT

SEP

21

1861

SALT LAKE

5

LUCE, JASON

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

SHOT

?

1862

SALT LAKE

6

MILLARD, CHAUNCEY

18

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

SHOT

JAN

29

1869

UTAH

7

LEE, JOHN

WHITE

MALE

MORMON BISHOP

CONSP TO MURDER

SHOT

MAR

23

1877

SALT LAKE

8

WILKERSON, WALLACE

45

WHITE

MALE

STOCKMAN

MURDER

SHOT

MAY

16

1879

UTAH

9

HOPT, FRED

WHITE

MALE

FARM HAND

MURDER-ROBBERY

SHOT

AUG

11

1887

SUMMIT

10

DAVIS, ENOCH

WHITE

MALE

BLACKSMITH

MURDER

SHOT

SEP

14

1894

UTAH

11

THIEDE, CHARLES

36

WHITE

MALE

BREWER

MURDER

HANGING

JAN

9

1896

SALT LAKE

12

COUGHLIN, PATRICK

22

WHITE

MALE

MINER

MURDER

SHOT

DEC

15

1896

RICH

13

MORTENSEN, PETER

39

WHITE

MALE

BLDG CONTRACTOR

MURDER

SHOT

NOV

20

1903

SALT LAKE

14

ROSE, FRANK

30

WHITE

MALE

BARBER

MURDER

SHOT

APR

22

1904

SALT LAKE

15

MORRIS, J., J.

44

WHITE

MALE

RANCHER

MURDER-ROBBERY

SHOT

APR

30

1912

SALT LAKE

16

SIRMAY, JULIUS

23

WHITE

MALE

MACHINIST

MURDER-BURGLARY

SHOT

MAY

22

1912

SALT LAKE

17

THORNE, HARRY

19

WHITE

MALE

NAVY DESERTER

MURDER-ROBBERY

SHOT

SEP

26

1912

SALT LAKE

18

RILEY, THOMAS

27

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

SHOT

JAN

24

1912

SALT LAKE

19

ROMEO, FRANK

28

WHITE

MALE

COAL MINER

MURDER-ROBBERY

SHOT

FEB

20

1913

CARBON

20

HILLSTROM, JOSEPH

33

WHITE

MALE

LABOR ORGANIZER

MURDER-ROBBERY

SHOT

NOV

19

1915

SALT LAKE

21

DEWEESE, HOWARD

33

WHITE

MALE

SALESMAN

MURDER

SHOT

MAY

24

1918

SALT LAKE

22

BORRICH, JOHN

33

WHITE

MALE

IRONWORKER

MURDER

SHOT

DEC

19

1919

TOOELE

23

MASLICH, STEVE

36

WHITE

MALE

MINER

MURDER

SHOT

JAN

20

1922

SALT LAKE

24

OBLIZALO, NICK

33

WHITE

MALE

MINER

MURDER

SHOT

JUN

9

1922

SALT LAKE

25

GARDNER, GEORGE

37

WHITE

MALE

FARMER

MURDER

SHOT

AUG

31

1923

SALT LAKE

26

WOODS, OMER

48

WHITE

MALE

ATTORNEY

MURDER

SHOT

JAN

18

1924

SALT LAKE

27

ALLEN, GEORGE

20

WHITE

MALE

LABORER

MURDER

SHOT

FEB

20

1925

SALT LAKE

28

CANO, PEDRO

28

HISPANIC

MALE

FARM HAND

MURDER

SHOT

MAY

15

1925

SUMMIT

29

SEYBOLT, RALPH

26

WHITE

MALE

STENOGRAPHER

MURDER

SHOT

JAN

15

1926

SALT LAKE

30

MCGOWAN, EDWARD

51

BLACK

MALE

COOK

MURDER-RAPE

SHOT

FEB

5

1926

CARBON

31

GREEN, DELBERT

27

WHITE

MALE

WELDER

MURDER

SHOT

JUL

10

1936

DAVIS

32

DEERING, JOHN

40

WHITE

MALE

EX CONVICT

MURDER-ROBBERY

SHOT

JAN

31

1938

SALT LAKE

33

CONDIT, DON

26

WHITE

MALE

EX CONVICT

MURDER-ROBBERY

SHOT

JUL

30

1942

IRON

34

AVERY, WALTER

35

WHITE

MALE

PAROLEE

MURDER

SHOT

FEB

4

1943

WEBER

35

COX, AUSTIN

39

WHITE

MALE

SECURITY GUARD

MURDER

SHOT

JUN

19

1944

WEBER

36

ROEDL, JAMES

28

WHITE

MALE

MIGRANT LABORER

MURDER-ROBBERY

SHOT

JUL

13

1945

UINTAH

37

MARES, ELISIO

25

HISPANIC

MALE

SOLDIER

MURDER-ROBBERY

SHOT

SEP

10

1951

SUMMIT

38

GARDNER, RAY

29

WHITE

MALE

EX CONVICT

MURDER-RAPE

SHOT

SEP

29

1951

WEBER

39

NEAL, DON

36

WHITE

MALE

PAROLEE

MURDER

SHOT

JUL

1

1955

SALT LAKE

40

SULLIVAN, MELVIN

26

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

SHOT

MAY

11

1956

1

IRON

41

BRAASCH, VERNON

28

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

SHOT

MAY

11

1956

2

IRON

42

KIRKHAM, BARTON

22

WHITE

MALE

PAROLEE

MURDER-ROBBERY

HANGING

JUN

7

1958

SALT LAKE

43

RODGERS, JAMES

49

WHITE

MALE

HEAVY EQUIP OPER

MURDER

SHOT

MAR

30

1960

SAN JUAN

44

GILMORE, GARY

36

WHITE

MALE

PAROLEE

MURDER-ROBBERY

SHOT

JAN

17

1977

UTAH