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The first U.S state to have the death penalty
Virginia was the first U.S state to have the death penalty of Captain George Kendall. -
The eighth U.S state to have the death penalty.
Hannah Occuish 12 year-old was hanged for the murder of another child in Connecticut. -
The second state to have the death penalty.
Benjamin Doncia was hanged for murder in Florida. -
The seventh U.S to have the death penalty.
Jack McCall was executed for the murder of Wild Bill Hickok in South Dakota. -
The ninth U.S state to have the death penalty.
Larry Hicks was sentenced to murder for the stabbings of two men in Indiana. -
The third U.S state to have the death penalty.
Charles Brooks was executed by lethal injection in Texas. -
The sixth U.S state to have the death penalty.
Charles Walker was executed by lethal injection in Illinois. -
The tenth U.S state to have the death penalty.
Robert Drew was executed in Vermont. -
The fifth U.S state to have the death penalty.
Philip Workman was executed for the death of a police officer. -
The fourth U.S state to have the death penalty.
Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by a firing squad.