Hanging, Electric Chair, Gas Chamber, Firing Squad
and other historic methods of Capital Punishment
THE HISTORY OF EXECUTIONS IN AMERICA
BEFORE LETHAL INJECTION
(Plus a Few Thousand Lynchings)
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Acts 7:52
King James Bible
Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:
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Crime and Criminals
Genealogy and historical information about crime and criminals and other black sheep ancestors. Many prison records and information about prisoners are available on the internet. These records can help find information about the prisoners as well as the victims of crimes.
General
International Black Sheep Society of Genealogists (IBSSG)
Before the Needles - Executions in the US before lethal injections.
Oklahombres
Gangs and Outlaws
Baldnobbers
Billy The Kid
The Clanton Gang
The Dalton Gang
The Dillinger Gang Brief bios and family history on Dillinger gang members.
Doolin-Dalton Gang
The Dalton Bank Robberies at Coffeyville, KS
Charles Arthur Floyd aka "Pretty Boy Floyd"
Jesse James
James & Younger Gang
The Musgrove Gang
City Records
Chicago Police Department Homicide Index 1870-1930
State Records
Record of Early Crime in Windham County, Connecticut, taken from “History of Windham County, Connecticut” by Richard Bayles, 1889.
Colorado State Archives Penitentiary and Reformatory Records
Executions in Oklahoma
Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831 - 1850
Utah Index to Prisoner's Pardon Application Case Files
International
1788 Convicts Sent to Australia
1790 Convicts Sent to Australia
1791 Convicts Sent to Australia
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Jeremiah 7:6
King James Bible
If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:
