List of people executed in New Jersey

This is a list of people executed in New Jersey. No one has been executed by the state of New Jersey since 1963, although a statute reinstating capital punishment for murder had been in force from 1982 until 2007. New Jersey executed a total of 361 people from its inception to the abolition of the death penalty on December 17, 2007.[1] The first person executed was a slave known to history only as Tom for a rape in 1690. The last execution was of Ralph Hudson for murder on January 22, 1963. Of those executions, 187 occurred in the 20th century.[2] The last execution for a crime other than murder (or conspiracy to murder) was of Andrew Clark in 1872 for rape. The last woman executed was Margaret Meierhoffer in 1881.

Except for a dozen slaves executed by burning in the early 18th century, executions in New Jersey were by hanging until 1906. Electrocution was used since then, with the exception of the execution of Frederick Lang in the Middlesex County jail by hanging in 1909. Hangings in New Jersey were carried out under the authority of the county in which the condemned man or woman was convicted; after the switch to the electric chair, all executions took place under state authority in the execution chamber of the Trenton State Prison, where death row and the electric chair resided.[3] In 1982, New Jersey resumed executions after the nationwide moratorium imposed by Furman v. Georgia; a year later, the state transitioned to lethal injection as their method of execution. However, they never ended up executing any inmates by that method. To this date, Ralph Hudson's 1963 electrocution is the last execution in New Jersey's state history.[4]

In 2006, New Jersey lawmakers drafted a moratorium on executions while a task force studied the fairness and cost of the death sentence. New Jersey had eight people on Death Row at the time.[5] On December 10, 2007, the New Jersey Senate passed a bill to repeal the current death penalty statute and replaced it with life imprisonment without parole. On Dec. 13, 2007, the state's General Assembly adopted the same law. Governor Corzine signed the bill into law on December 17, 2007.[6] All eight of New Jersey's death row inmates (including Jesse Timmendequas, whose rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl in 1994 led to the creation of laws requiring community notification of registered sex offenders) had their sentences commuted to life without parole.[4]

Executions in New Jersey, 1900-1963

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# Name Age Race Method of Execution Date of Execution County Crime
1 James Brown ? Black Hanging (1900-02-09)February 9, 1900 Hudson Murder
2 Edward Williams ? Black Hanging (1900-03-09)March 9, 1900 Mercer Murder
3 Edward Clifford ? Black Hanging (1900-05-08)May 8, 1900 Hudson Murder
4 Robert Hill 28 White Hanging (1901-02-05)February 5, 1901 Camden Murder
5 Charles Brown ? White Hanging (1901-12-03)December 3, 1901 Burlington Murder and robbery of Washington Hunter, on January 24, 1901; co-defendant of John Young[7]
6 Robert Henson ? Black Hanging (1901-12-27)December 27, 1901 Mercer Murder in the course of arson
7 John Young ? White Hanging (1902-03-18)March 18, 1902 Burlington Murder and robbery of Washington Hunter, on January 24, 1901; co-defendant of Charles Brown[7]
8 George Hettrick ? Black Hanging (1902-04-04)April 4, 1902 Mercer Murder
9 Samuel Vanstavern 42 White Hanging (1902-04-08)April 8, 1902 Camden Murder of his estranged wife Katherine, November 29, 1901[8]
10 Henry Schaub ? White Hanging (1902-04-25)April 25, 1902 Essex Murder
11 Peter Herna ? White Hanging (1902-09-19)September 19, 1902 Bergen Murder
12 Lafayette Gruff 21 White Hanging (1902-09-19)September 19, 1902 Camden Murder of his young wife, Marie Ann "Mamie" Gertrude (née Brown)[9]
13 Job Williams 24 Black Hanging (1902-11-26)November 26, 1902 Cumberland Murder in the course of a robbery
14 Paul A. Woodward 23 White Hanging (1903-01-07)January 7, 1903 Camden Murder of John Coffin and Price Jennings, with strychnine[10]
15 Frank Raisinger ? White Hanging (1905-02-15)February 15, 1905 Cumberland Murder
16 Arthur Laster ? Black Hanging (1905-04-14)April 14, 1905 Passaic Murder in the course of a robbery
17 Joseph Miller ? Black Hanging (1905-04-14)April 14, 1905 Passaic Murder
18 Edwin Tapley, Jr. ? Black Hanging (1905-12-22)December 22, 1905 Hudson Murder
19 Charles Long ? Black Hanging (1906-01-12)January 12, 1906 Mercer Murder
20 Nicholas Murdaco 23 White Hanging (1906-01-26)January 26, 1906 Hudson Murder
21 Jerry Rossa ? White Hanging (1906-02-10)February 10, 1906 Bergen Murder
22 Guisseppe Marmo ? White Hanging (1906-03-22)March 22, 1906 Essex Murder
23 Rufus Johnson 31 Black Hanging (1906-03-24)March 24, 1906 Burlington Murder in the course of a sexual assault and robbery
24 George Smalls ? Black Hanging (1906-03-24)March 24, 1906 Burlington Murder in the course of a sexual assault and robbery
25 Edward Brown ? Black Hanging (1906-06-28)June 28, 1906 Monmouth Murder
26 Samuel Monich ? White Hanging (1906-08-10)August 10, 1906 Morris Murder
27 Saverio DiGiovanni 31 White Electric chair (1907-12-11)December 11, 1907 Somerset Murder of Joseph Sansome in September 1907
28 Stephen Dorsey 26 Black Electric chair (1907-12-17)December 17, 1907 Camden Murder in the course of a robbery
29 Charles Gibson 31 Black Electric chair (1907-12-17)December 17, 1907 Camden Murder in the course of a robbery
30 James Stewart 22 Black Electric chair (1908-02-04)February 4, 1908 Camden Murder
31 Gilbert Matticks 45 Black Electric chair (1908-02-25)February 25, 1908 Cumberland Murder
32 George Wilson 27 Black Electric chair (1908-03-03)March 3, 1908 Essex Murder in the course of a robbery
33 Michael Tomasi 25 White Electric chair (1908-03-09)March 9, 1908 Hunterdon Murder
34 Giacento Ricci 35 White Electric chair (1908-12-22)December 22, 1908 Middlesex Murder in the course of a sexual assault
35 John Montessana 50 White Electric chair (1909-01-11)January 11, 1909 Essex Murder
36 Sabino Millilio 32 White Electric chair (1909-01-18)January 18, 1909 Hudson Murder
37 Adolphus Walker 27 Black Electric chair (1909-02-17)February 17, 1909 Camden Murder
38 Frederick Lang 26 White Hanging (1909-03-23)March 23, 1909 Middlesex Murder of his niece, Gate Gordon, on April 20, 1906, after she rejected his marriage proposal; he was hanged because the murder occurred before the electric chair law came into effect[11]
39 Adolph Bertchey 49 White Electric chair (1909-08-10)August 10, 1909 Ocean Murder during a burglary
40 Richard Donegan 27 White Electric chair (1909-09-07)September 7, 1909 Cumberland Murder
41 George Ves 32 White Electric chair (1910-01-25)January 25, 1910 Middlesex Murder
42 Petro Silverio 39 White Electric chair (1910-08-09)August 9, 1910 Passaic Murder
43 Arthur Rose 25 Black Electric chair (1910-08-16)August 16, 1910 Passaic Murder
44 Howard Savage 35 Black Electric chair (1910-08-30)August 30, 1910 Hudson Murder
45 Gyula Toft 22 White Electric chair (1911-01-03)January 3, 1911 Somerset Murder
46 John Sears 31 Black Electric chair (1911-03-15)March 15, 1911 Mercer Murder during a burglary
47 Christopher Buntin 34 Black Electric chair (1911-04-18)April 18, 1911 Essex Murder
48 Frank Heideman 27 White Electric chair (1911-05-23)May 23, 1911 Monmouth Murder in the course of a sexual assault
49 Antonio Luciano 28 White Electric chair (1912-01-16)January 16, 1912 Essex Murder
50 Mariano Bellini 25 White Electric chair (1912-03-12)March 12, 1912 Middlesex Murder
51 Alexander Kompovic 62 White Electric chair (1912-11-04)November 4, 1912 Middlesex Murder
52 Joseph Kiviatkowski 30 White Electric chair (1913-01-04)January 4, 1913 Hudson Murder
53 Charles Ford 43 White Electric chair (1913-02-18)February 18, 1913 Camden Murder
54 Sanders Sylvanus 45 White Electric chair (1913-06-17)June 17, 1913 Hunterdon Murder
55 William Diamond 21 Black Electric chair (1913-12-02)December 2, 1913 Mercer Murder of Eli Stetser, a prison guard, during attempted prison break on Sept. 22, 1913
56 Edwin Williams 30 Black Electric chair (1913-12-16)December 16, 1913 Camden Murder
57 William Overton 27 Black Electric chair (1913-12-30)December 30, 1913 Essex Murder
58 Antonio Fiore 34 White Electric chair (1914-02-10)February 10, 1914 Essex Murder
59 Raffael Longo 46 White Electric chair (1914-05-26)May 26, 1914 Union Murder
60 John Dolan 41 White Electric chair (1914-08-08)August 8, 1914 Essex Murder
61 Joseph Toth 23 White Electric chair (1914-11-02)November 2, 1914 Middlesex Murder
62 Stefano Ruggierri 17 White Electric chair (1914-12-22)December 22, 1914 Somerset Murder
63 George Green 24 Black Electric chair (1915-01-05)January 5, 1915 Monmouth Murder of Charles A. Ely during a burglary and robbery of $27 at Ely's home on September 9, 1914; was brother-in-law of Richard Sparks[12]
64 Griffin James Johnson 46 Black Electric chair (1915-01-05)January 5, 1915 Burlington Murder of Laura Smith, his lover, during an argument on September 14, 1914[12][13]
65 Richard Sparks 16 Black Electric chair (1915-01-05)January 5, 1915 Monmouth Murder of Charles A. Ely during a burglary and robbery of $27 at Ely's home on September 9, 1914; was brother-in-law of George Green[12]
66 Adolph Kubaszewski 30 White Electric chair (1915-01-26)January 26, 1915 Essex Murder
67 August Martin 40 White Electric chair (1915-02-02)February 2, 1915 Hudson Murder
68 Tony Haronovick 26 White Electric chair (1915-11-30)November 30, 1915 Passaic Murder
69 Edgar C. Murphy 28 White Electric chair (1915-12-07)December 7, 1915 Burlington Murder of Herman Fisher in July 1911
70 Emil Swentain 30 White Electric chair (1916-07-05)July 5, 1916 Monmouth Murder
71 Wilson Ashbridge 22 White Electric chair (1917-01-02)January 2, 1917 Camden Murder
72 Calogero Pettito 34 White Electric chair (1917-03-27)March 27, 1917 Salem Murder in the course of a robbery
73 Francesco Nicolisi 23 White Electric chair (1917-03-27)March 27, 1917 Salem Murder in the course of a robbery
74 Paul Maywoon 32 White Electric chair (1917-08-14)August 14, 1917 Hunterdon Murder
75 Giovanni Iraca 34 White Electric chair (1918-02-09)February 9, 1918 Burlington Murder
76 Thomas Conway 32 White Electric chair (1918-04-09)April 9, 1918 Camden Murder
77 Frank Laviere 27 White Electric chair (1919-08-19)August 19, 1919 Middlesex Murder in the course of a robbery
78 Michael DePalma 33 White Electric chair (1919-08-19)August 19, 1919 Middlesex Murder in the course of a robbery
79 Gerino Palmieri 24 White Electric chair (1918-08-19)August 19, 1918 Middlesex Murder in the course of a robbery
80 Camill Martin 25 White Electric chair (1920-09-14)September 14, 1920 Essex Murder
81 Philip Schilling 29 White Electric chair (1921-02-01)February 1, 1921 Essex Murder
82 Stephen Carrigan 35 White Electric chair (1921-03-15)March 15, 1921 Passaic Murder
83 Frederick Pierson 40 Black Electric chair (1921-07-26)July 26, 1921 Warren Murder
84 Harold V. Lamble (AKA George Brandon) 29 White Electric chair (1921-08-23)August 23, 1921 Union Murder of Edith Janny and Arthur P. Kupfer on August 21, 1918
85 William Fitzsimmons 32 White Electric chair (1921-08-23)August 23, 1921 Middlesex Murder
86 Raymond P. Schuck ? White Electric chair (1921-08-30)August 30, 1921 Camden Murder in the course of a robbery
87 Frank J. James ? White Electric chair (1921-08-30)August 30, 1921 Camden Murder in the course of a robbery
88 Louis J. Lively 35 Black Electric chair (1922-01-17)January 17, 19221922-01-17 Burlington Murder and mutilation of 7-year-old Matilda Russo in June 1921[14]
89 George Washington Knight 26 Black Electric chair (1922-01-17)January 17, 1922 Middlesex Murder of Edith M. Wilson, March 12, 1921, in the course of a sexual assault and robbery[14]
90 George Gares 56 White Electric chair (1922-02-02)February 2, 1922 Middlesex Murder and sexual assault of a female child
91 William Morehouse 57 White Electric chair (1922-05-31)May 31, 1922 Essex Murder during a burglary
92 Guilford Young 28 White Electric chair (1922-09-15)September 15, 1922 Camden Murder
93 William Battles 19 Black Electric chair (1923-02-13)February 13, 1923 Essex Murder in the course of a sexual assault
94 Frank Sage 31 White Electric chair (1924-01-15)January 15, 1924 Hudson Murder
95 Antonio Turco 34 White Electric chair (1924-01-29)January 29, 1924 Sussex Murder in the course of a robbery
96 Angelino Carlino 38 White Electric chair (1924-01-29)January 29, 1924 Sussex Murder in the course of a robbery
97 Frank Taylor 34 White Electric chair (1924-07-15)July 15, 1924 Gloucester Murder
98 Edward Allen 25 White Electric chair (1924-07-15)July 15, 1924 Gloucester Murder
99 Tony Briglia 25 White Electric chair (1924-07-15)July 15, 1924 Gloucester Murder
100 Anthony Bagdanowitz 23 White Electric chair (1924-07-15)July 15, 1924 Camden Murder
101 Anthony Staub 59 White Electric chair (1924-07-22)July 22, 1924 Passaic Murder
102 Daniel Genese 24 White Electric chair (1925-12-15)December 15, 1925 Somerset Murder in the course of a robbery
103 James Lynch 28 White Electric chair (1926-11-30)November 30, 1926 Bergen Murder in the course of a robbery
104 Peter Doro 32 White Electric chair (1927-01-11)January 11, 1927 Essex Murder
105 Paul William Feursten 45 White Electric chair (1927-05-17)May 17, 1927 Camden Murder of Harriet A. Vickers on Jun. 29, 1926
106 Salvatore Merra 49 White Electric chair (1927-08-05)August 5, 1927 Essex Murder
107 Louis Capozzi 27 White Electric chair (1927-11-18)November 18, 1927 Essex Murder in the course of a robbery
108 Joseph "Big Joe" Juliano 35 White Electric chair (1927-11-18)November 18, 1927 Essex Murder in the course of a robbery
109 Christopher Barone 21 White Electric chair (1927-11-18)November 18, 1927 Essex Murder in the course of a robbery
110 Nick "Little Joe" Juliano 28 White Electric chair (1927-11-18)November 18, 1927 Essex Murder in the course of a robbery
111 George Yarrow 28 White Electric chair (1928-06-01)June 1, 1928 Gloucester Murder in the course of a sexual assault
112 David Ware 49 Black Electric chair (1929-05-31)May 31, 1929 Mercer Murder
113 Peter Kudzinowski 25 White Electric chair (1929-12-21)December 21, 1929 Hudson Serial killer; murders of 20-year-old Harry Quinn, 5-year-old Julia Mlodzianowski, and 7-year-old Joseph Storelli
114 Joseph Marrazzo 29 White Electric chair (1930-01-10)January 10, 1930 Mercer Murder
115 Frank Pannatiere 26 White Electric chair (1930-01-10)January 10, 1930 Mercer Murder
116 Henry Colin Campbell (AKA Henry Close) 62 White Electric chair (1930-04-18)April 18, 1930 Union Murder of Mildred Mowry in 1929; suspected of murdering Margaret Brown in 1928
117 Joseph Rado 27 White Electric chair (1930-07-22)July 22, 1930 Essex Murder during the course of a robbery
118 John Murray 32 White Electric chair (1930-07-22)July 22, 1930 Essex Murder during the course of a robbery
119 Louis Malanga 23 White Electric chair (1930-07-22)July 22, 1930 Essex Murder during the course of a robbery
120 Victor Giampietro 24 White Electric chair (1930-07-22)July 22, 1930 Essex Murder during the course of a robbery
121 Arthur Cort 22 White Electric chair (1930-12-29)December 29, 1930 Essex Murder during the course of a robbery
122 William Gimbel 21 White Electric chair (1930-12-29)December 29, 1930 Essex Murder during the course of a robbery
123 Joseph Calabrese 24 White Electric chair (1930-12-29)December 29, 1930 Essex Murder during the course of a robbery
124 Daniel Grosso 32 White Electric chair (1931-04-10)April 10, 1931 Union Murder during the course of a robbery
125 Joseph Rusnak 25 White Electric chair (1931-07-14)July 14, 1931 Hudson Murder
126 Bonaventura Nardella 43 White Electric chair (1931-07-20)July 20, 1931 Passaic Murder
127 Vincent Leonar 36 White Electric chair (1931-07-27)July 27, 1931 Essex Murder
128 Charles Fithian 22 White Electric chair (1931-12-30)December 30, 1931 Salem Murder of J. William MacCausland during a botched robbery attempt
129 Peter Giordano 20 White Electric chair (1931-12-30)December 30, 1931 Salem Murder of J. William MacCausland during a botched robbery attempt
130 William Frazier 31 White Electric chair (1932-04-01)April 1, 1932 Union Murder
131 Raymond George 22 Black Electric chair (1932-04-25)April 25, 1932 Hudson Murder
132 Eugene Compo 22 White Electric chair (1932-06-08)June 8, 1932 Essex Murder during the course of a robbery
133 Giuseppe Di Dolce 43 White Electric chair (1932-07-20)July 20, 1932 Union Murder
134 John Hart 32 Black Electric chair (1933-04-05)April 5, 1933 Union Murder
135 Louis Fine 50 White Electric chair (1931-06-12)June 12, 1931 Atlantic Murder during the course of a robbery
136 Andreacy Kumachinsky 52 White Electric chair (1931-11-08)November 8, 1931 Hunterdon Murder
137 Melroyal Burrell 33 Black Electric chair (1934-03-26)March 26, 1934 Essex Murder of Belle McGraw (also spelled Belle McCraw, or Delie McCraw), his landlord with whom he had an intimate relationship, May 18, 1933[15][16][17]
138 George DiStefano 25 White Electric chair (1935-03-15)March 15, 1935 Mercer Murder during the course of a robbery
139 Michael Mule 23 White Electric chair (1935-03-15)March 15, 1935 Mercer Murder during the course of a robbery
140 Connie Scarponi 23 White Electric chair (1935-03-15)March 15, 1935 Mercer Murder during the course of a robbery
141 John Favorito 25 White Electric chair (1935-10-15)October 15, 1935 Bergen Murder during the course of a robbery
142 Kurt Barth 22 White Electric chair (1935-10-15)October 15, 1935 Essex Murder during the course of a robbery
143 Romaine Johnson 32 Black Electric chair (1935-12-30)December 30, 1935 Cumberland Murder during the course of a sexual assault and robbery
144 Bruno Richard Hauptmann 36 White Electric chair (1936-04-03)April 3, 1936 Hunterdon Famous kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr. on March 2, 1932
145 Charles Zied 37 White Electric chair (1936-06-22)June 22, 1936 Camden Murder
146 Edward Metelski 26 White Electric chair (1936-08-04)August 4, 1936 Middlesex Murder of a police officer
147 Ramon Cota (AKA Orby Hethcoat) 35 White Electric chair (1938-01-21)January 21, 1938 Mercer Murder
148 William Stephan 29 White Electric chair (1938-02-08)February 8, 1938 Camden Murder during the course of a robbery
149 Doran Roach 27 Black Electric chair (1938-03-22)March 22, 1938 Union Murder of Celia Kadesh and her daughter by stabbing
150 Albert Faria 30 White Electric chair (1935-04-01)April 1, 1935 Essex Murder
151 Harry Simmons 26 Native American Electric chair (1938-04-01)April 1, 1938 Essex Murder
152 Smalley Burrell 23 Black Electric chair (1938-08-23)August 23, 1938 Gloucester Murder during the course of a robbery
153 William Brown 23 Black Electric chair (1938-08-23)August 23, 1938 Gloucester Murder during the course of a robbery
154 Walter Dworecki 42 White Electric chair (1940-03-28)March 28, 1940 Camden Conspiracy to commit murder
155 William Kupkosky 31 White Electric chair (1941-12-02)December 2, 1941 Essex Murder during the course of a robbery
156 George Foulds 23 White Electric chair (1942-01-06)January 6, 1942 Mercer Murder during the course of a robbery
157 Robert Cox 31 Black Electric chair (1942-03-10)March 10, 1942 Camden Murder
158 John Swan 26 Black Electric chair (1944-02-15)February 15, 1944 Middlesex Sexual assault and murder of 20-year-old Marion Oliver
159 Howard Jefferson 30 Black Electric chair (1945-02-29)February 29, 1945 Salem Murder during the course of a sexual assault
160 Arthur Degroat 35 Black Electric chair (1945-11-05)November 5, 1945 Bergen Murder
161 Daniel Molnar 25 White Electric chair (1945-11-27)November 27, 1945 Middlesex Murder of Adam Roszanski (his father-in-law) during a shooting spree after an argument with his wife; also indicted for murdering Deputy Police Chief Robert Shanley, Patrolman Walter Rusinack, and 11-year-old Alice Scott, December 7, 1944[18]
162 Robert Deegan 28 White Electric chair (1945-12-11)December 11, 1945 Bergen Murder during the course of a robbery
163 James Brooks 24 Black Electric chair (1948-04-23)April 23, 1948 Essex Murder during the course of a robbery
164 George Hicks 22 Black Electric chair (1948-09-28)September 28, 1948 Essex Murder during the course of a robbery
165 George Cole 24 Black Electric chair (1948-09-28)September 28, 1948 Essex Murder during the course of a robbery
166 Ralph Cordasco 51 White Electric chair (1949-06-27)June 27, 1949 Essex Murder
167 Alfred Collins 36 Black Electric chair (1949-08-16)August 16, 1949 Gloucester Murder during the course of a sexual assault and robbery
168 Buford Tansimore 52 Black Electric chair (1950-04-04)April 4, 1950 Essex Murder
169 Howard Auld 26 White Electric chair (1951-05-27)May 27, 1951 Camden Murder during the course of a sexual assault
170 Clarence Smith 38 White Electric chair (1952-05-13)May 13, 1952 Essex Murder
171 Frederick Dunk 26 White Electric chair (1952-05-13)May 13, 1952 Essex Murder
172 Robert Jellison 23 White Electric chair (1952-05-13)May 13, 1952 Essex Murder
173 Irving Peterson 33 Black Electric chair (1952-08-26)August 26, 1952 Monmouth Murder
174 Theodore Walker 22 Black Electric chair (1954-07-27)July 27, 1954 Mercer Murder during the course of a sexual assault and robbery
175 James Beard 40 Black Electric chair (1954-08-17)August 17, 1954 Camden Murder
176 Frank Roscus 34 White Electric chair (1955-01-04)January 4, 1955 Essex Murder
177 Eugene Monahan 44 White Electric chair (1955-01-11)January 11, 1955 Union Murder during the course of a robbery
178 Felipe Rios 27 Asian (Filipino) Electric chair (1955-05-03)May 3, 1955 Camden Murder during the course of a robbery
179 Joaquin Rodriguez 33 Asian (Filipino) Electric chair (1955-05-03)May 3, 1955 Camden Murder during the course of a robbery
180 Jose Cruz 25 Asian (Filipino) Electric chair (1955-05-03)May 3, 1955 Camden Murder during the course of a robbery
181 Alfred Stokes 21 Black Electric chair (1955-09-02)September 2, 1955 Union Murder of Clinton E. Bond, a 37-year-old police sergeant, during a botched holdup/robbery on February 12, 1954[19]
182 Harry Wise 22 Black Electric chair (1955-09-02)September 2, 1955 Union Murder of Clinton E. Bond, a 37-year-old police sergeant, during a botched holdup/robbery on February 12, 1954[19]
183 Albert Wise 24 Black Electric chair (1955-09-02)September 2, 1955 Union Murder of Clinton E. Bond, a 37-year-old police sergeant, during a botched holdup/robbery on February 12, 1954[19]
184 John Henry Tune 24 Black Electric chair (1956-08-21)August 21, 1956 Essex Murder during the course of a robbery
185 Fred Sturdivant 27 Black Electric chair (1962-07-03)July 3, 1962 Essex Sexual assault and murder of his 4+1⁄2-year-old stepdaughter
186 Joseph Roland Ernst 25 White Electric chair (1962-07-31)July 31, 1962 Camden Murder of Joan Connor, his ex-girlfriend, on March 15, 1959[20]
187 Ralph Hudson 43 Black Electric chair (1963-01-22)January 22, 1963 Atlantic Murder of Myrtle Hudson, his estranged wife

A complete list of 15,269 executions in the United States prior to the reintroduction of capital punishment in the 1970s was compiled by M. Watt Espy and John Ortiz Smykla, and was made available through the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research.[3] The information in the above table is sourced from M. Watt Espy's research unless otherwise specified.

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