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List of people executed in the United States, 1965–1972

Ten people, all male, were executed in the United States between 1965–1972, four by gas chamber, four by hanging, and two by electrocution.[1] All of these executions actually took place between 1965 and 1967. The state of Kansas would conduct their most recent executions in 1965.

In 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death penalty schemes following the decision in Furman v. Georgia. The legality of capital punishment was reaffirmed in 1976, in Gregg v. Georgia, with executions resuming in 1977.

List of people executed in the United States between 1965–1972

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No. Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method Ref.
At execution At offense Age difference
1 January 15, 1965 William F. Bowen Jr. 33 30 3 Male White Alabama Electrocution [2]
2 February 26, 1965 Lloyd Leo Anderson 22 18 4 Black Missouri Gas chamber [3]
3 April 14, 1965 Richard Eugene Hickock 33 28 5 White Kansas Hanging [4]
4 Perry Edward Smith 36 31 [5]
5 June 22, 1965 James Douglas Latham 23 19 4 [6]
6 George Ronald York 22 18 [7]
7 December 10, 1965 Andrew Pixley 21 1 Hispanic Wyoming Gas chamber [8]
8 August 10, 1966 James Donald French 30 25 5 White Oklahoma Electrocution [9]
9 April 12, 1967 Aaron C. Mitchell 37 33 4 Black California Gas chamber [10]
10 June 2, 1967 Luis José Monge 48 45 3 Hispanic Colorado [11]
Average: 31 years 27 years 4 years

Demographics

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Gender
Male 10 100%
Female 0 0%
Ethnicity
White 6 60%
Black 2 20%
Hispanic 2 20%
State
Kansas 4 40%
Alabama 1 10%
California 1 10%
Colorado 1 10%
Missouri 1 10%
Oklahoma 1 10%
Wyoming 1 10%
Method
Gas chamber 4 40%
Hanging 4 40%
Electrocution 2 20%
Month
January 1 10%
February 1 10%
March 0 0%
April 3 30%
May 0 0%
June 3 30%
July 0 0%
August 1 10%
September 0 0%
October 0 0%
November 0 0%
December 1 10%
Age
20–29 4 40%
30–39 5 50%
40–49 1 10%
Total 10 100%

Executions in recent years

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Number of executions
1976–1983 11
1965–1972 10
1964 15
Total 36

References

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  1. ↑ "Executions in the U.S. 1608-2002: The ESPY File" (PDF). Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Executed Killer's Eyes Given to Girl and Man". The Flint Journal via newspapers.com. January 17, 1965. p. 74.
  3. ↑ "State v. Anderson". vLex.
  4. ↑ "Hickock, Smith Pay Extreme Penalty". Garden City Telegram via newspapers.com. April 14, 1965. p. 1.
  5. ↑ "Hickock, Smith Pay Extreme Penalty". Garden City Telegram via newspapers.com. April 14, 1965. p. 1.
  6. ↑ "Killers Executed in Kansas". The Dispatch. June 22, 1965. p. 5.
  7. ↑ "Killers Executed in Kansas". The Dispatch. June 22, 1965. p. 5.
  8. ↑ "Pixley v. State". vLex.
  9. ↑ "Last Man Executed in State Asked for Death James French Put to Death for Cell Mate's Strangulation". The Oklahoman. September 9, 1990.
  10. ↑ "Crime: Stirrings on Death Row". Time Magazine. April 21, 1967.
  11. ↑ "Murderer, 48, Is Executed In Colorado Gas Chamber". The New York Times. June 3, 1967.
Preceded by
1964		    List of people executed   
   in the United States,   
1965–1972		 Succeeded by
1976–1983
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