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Thomas Milton Benson Jr. (July 12, 1927 – March 15, 2018) was an American businessman, philanthropist and sports franchise owner. He was the owner of several automobile dealerships before buying the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL) in 1985 and the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2012.
Tom Benson's daughter and grandchildren filed lawsuits challenging his decision to name Gayle his heir, questioning his mental competency. [19] [20] [21] Tom Benson was determined to be mentally competent and was allowed to change his will to leave ownership of the New Orleans Saints and the New Orleans Pelicans to his wife. [22] [23] [24]
As of January 1, 2025, there were 2,092 death row inmates in the United States, including 46 women. [1] The number of death row inmates changes frequently with new convictions, appellate decisions overturning conviction or sentence alone, commutations, or deaths (through execution or otherwise). [2]
Georgia decision upholding the use of the death penalty in the United States in 1976, and Maryland's abolition of the death penalty in 2013, a total of five people convicted of murder have been executed by the state of Maryland.
Originally sentenced to death in 1822 for burglary from the house of Robert Campbell in George St. Cornelius Fitzpatrick – 28 June 1824 – Hanged at Sydney for the murder of John Bentley outside Newcastle. John Donovan – 23 August 1824 – Hanged at Sydney for the murder of Tom Brown at Emu Plains.
1930 – 10 executions # Executed person Race Age Sex Date of execution Crime(s) Governor 57: Bishop Adams: Black: 41: M: 13-Mar-1930: Robbery and Murder
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1630-1699: 103 executions # Name Age Race Gender Occupation Crime Date of execution Method of execution County 1 John Billington: 40 White Male