20 years ago today - Jan 26, 1996

On January 26, 1996, the last person to be executed by firing squad in the United States took place in Utah.

[Source: Utah History Encyclopedia: Capital Punishment, http://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/]

1 comment:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2016

    above info. was superseded in 2010. see link below:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Capital_punishment_in_Utah&redirect=no#Individuals_executed_in_Utah

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