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6. Benjamin Carter. January 26, 1888. Murder. 7. George Black. February 26, 1890. Murder. 18 men were executed by the state of Wyoming between its statehood and the Supreme Court ban on executions in 1972 :
A holographic will, or olographic testament, [ 1] is a will and testament which is a holographic document, meaning that it has been entirely handwritten and signed by the testator. Holographic wills have been treated differently by different jurisdictions throughout history. For example, some jurisdictions historically required that a ...
State of Wyoming. Website. https://wyomuseum.state.wy.us. The Wyoming State Museum is a state-run museum established in 1895 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. It is the official state repository for material concerning Wyoming history and cultural heritage. [1]
This is a list of people executed in the United States in 2000. Eighty-five people were executed in the United States in 2000. Forty of them were in the state of Texas; the most carried out within a single year in Texas state history. Two ( Betty Lou Beets and Christina Marie Riggs) were female. Five (four in Alabama and one in Virginia) were ...
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of West Virginia from 1861 to 1959. Capital punishment was abolished in West Virginia in 1965. [ 1 ] From 1861 to 1959, 112 people have been executed in West Virginia, [ 2 ] 102 by hanging , 9 by electrocution and 1 by hanging in chains .
List of people executed in Virginia. Between 1982 and 2017, a total of 113 people were executed by the Commonwealth of Virginia. All were convicted of capital murder; all but one were male. Between 1982 and 1990, all executions were carried out at the Virginia State Penitentiary in Richmond. After the prison closed in 1991, all subsequent ...
Sarah Dazley (1843) known as "the Potton Poisoner". Williamina "Minnie" Dean (1895) only woman executed in New Zealand. Westley Allan Dodd (1993) first post- Gregg execution in Washington. Martin Dumollard (1862) known as "the Monster of Montluel". Theodore Durrant (1898) known as "the Demon in the Belfry".
In February 1990, Virginia was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. 20 years later, Virginia's lawyer discovered that the prosecution's key witness, toxicologist James Ferguson, lied about his credentials, prompting a court to reverse Virginia's conviction. In April 2011, the prosecution dismissed the case. [190] Oct 24, 1988