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A total of 1,043 people have been executed in Pennsylvania since 1693, [2] [3] the third highest of any other state or commonwealth in the Union, after New York (1,130) and Virginia (1,361). [ 4 ] Until 1915, hanging was the common method of execution. 1915 saw the first use of the electric chair , even though it was approved by the ...
The third and most recent execution was carried out in July 1999, with the execution of Gary M. Heidnik. In all three cases, the individuals dropped their right to appeal. This makes Pennsylvania one of the least-active states to retain the death penalty. Pennsylvania is one of the states with the highest number of housed death row inmates. [15]
Extrajudicial executions and killings are not included. In general, executions carried out in the territory of a sovereign state when it was a colony or before the sovereign state gained independence are not included. The colours on the map correspond to and have the same meanings as the colours in the charts.
Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method Ref. At execution At offense Age difference; 1 January 13, 2027 Keith LaMar: 57 23 34 Male Black Ohio: Lethal injection: Profile: 2 February 17, 2027 Scott A. Group: 62 32 30 White Profile: 3 March 18, 2027 Davel Chinn: 69 31 38 Black Profile: 4 April 14, 2027 Gregory Lott: 65 25 40
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The first person executed in 2024, Kenneth Eugene Smith, became the first person in the United States and in the world to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia. [2] Three states saw their first executions in over a decade. Utah saw its first execution since 2010 in August. [3] [4] South Carolina carried out its first execution since 2011 in September ...