List of people executed in South Carolina (pre-1972)

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of South Carolina before 1972, when capital punishment was briefly abolished by the Supreme Court's ruling in Furman v. Georgia. For executions after the restoration of capital punishment by the Supreme Court's ruling in Gregg v. Georgia (1976), see List of people executed in South Carolina.[1][2][3]

Background

Historically, all executions in South Carolina were carried out locally by hanging. In March 1912, local hangings were officially replaced with centralized electrocution,[4] with the first electrocution being carried out that August at the state penitentiary in Columbia.[5]

List of executions

Name Age Race Sex Date of execution County Crime Victim(s) Governor
William Reed 24 Black M August 6, 1912 Anderson Attempted rape Female, 26, white Cole L. Blease
Alex Weldon 55 Black M August 13, 1912 Florence Murder-Robbery Elihu M. Moye, 53, white
John Cole 39 Black M August 22, 1912 Charleston Murder Sam Fraser, 22, black
Edward Alexander 23 Black M September 20, 1912 Fairfield Attempted rape Female, white
Samuel Hyde 27 White M October 1, 1912 Anderson Murder Emma Beasley Hyde and William V. Beasley, 22 and 54, white (wife and father-in-law)
Clinton Glover 19 Black M November 12, 1912 Dorchester Attempted rape Female, white
Sam Boozer 42 Black M January 2, 1913 Newberry Murder James S. Gilliam, 43, white
Frank Green 18 Black M April 4, 1913 Marlboro Attempted rape Female, 14, white
Charles Rushing 40 White M April 18, 1913 Chesterfield Murder Sue Rushing, 40, white (wife)
Sam Dukes 25 Black M July 1, 1913 Sumter Murder Isadore Barwick, 24, white (Pinewood policeman)
M. L. Garrett 48 White M July 14, 1913 Lee Murder Aaron Campbell and John H. Campbell, 19 and 52, white (nephew- and son-in-law)
Herman Kelley 23 Black M August 8, 1913 Florence Attempted rape Female, white
Ernest Mullivee 21 Black M August 18, 1913 Oconee Murder Samuel Hyde, 27, white
David Reynolds Black M September 4, 1913 Beaufort Murder James Rollin Coller, 37, white (constable)
Jasper Green 40 Black M
Scott Madison 24 Black M December 22, 1913 Barnwell Murder Edward Peyton Best, 35, white
Albert Canty 27 Black M January 3, 1914 Charleston Murder Alfred W. Steeger, 48, white
Harry Thompson 17 Black M
Buck Hill 25 Black M February 9, 1914 Richland Rape Female, 35, white
Floyd McCullum 24 Black M February 6, 1915 Pickens Murder-Rape Mr. and Mrs. James L. Hendricks, 55 and 54, white[a] Richard Irvine Manning III
Durant Haile 26 Black M March 17, 1915 Kershaw Murder Lucille Haile, 23, black (wife)
Tommie Grice 17 Black M August 4, 1915 Florence Rape Female, white
Jessie McNeil 26 Black M September 2, 1915 Marlboro Murder Ida McNeil, 25, black (wife)
Nelson Price 20 Black M September 29, 1915 Chester Murder-Robbery John Q. Lewis, 73, white[b]
Tom Griffin 27 Black M
John Crosby 33 Black M
Meeks Griffin 25 Black M
Joe Malloy 45 Black M Marlboro Murder Prentiss Moore and Guy Rogers, 11 and 15, white[c]
Charley Logan 17 Black M October 15, 1915 Abbeville Murder Frances Helmina Boles Scott, 80, white
Peter Hamilton 25 Black M February 4, 1916 Pickens Attempted rape Female, white
Israel Good 17 Black M February 25, 1916 York Rape Female, 6, white
Slabo Bailey 25 Black M April 28, 1916 Laurens Murder Sallie Barksdale, 36, black
Monroe Collins 22 Black M May 15, 1916 Greenville Attempted rape Female, white
Joe Grant 47 Black M Edgefield Murder Jesse T. Durst, 36, white
Ellis Johnston 38 Black M September 15, 1916 Edgefield Attempted rape Female, white
John Johnson 23 Black M March 23, 1917 Dillon Murder-Robbery Hugh Harrelson, 67, white
Mackey Palmer 20 Black M October 12, 1917 Orangeburg Murder Howard H. Franklin, 60, white (policeman)
John Gardner 21 Black M January 25, 1918 Beaufort Murder Samuel Hirsch Schein, 42, white (adoptive father)
William Furgerson 18 Black M May 10, 1918 Barnwell Attempted rape Female, white
Sam Holliware 37 Black M July 19, 1918 Colleton Attempted rape Female, white
Samuel Johnson 18 Black M January 10, 1919 York Attempted rape Female, white
Aaron Walker 25 Black M March 18, 1919 Greenwood Attempted rape Eliza Hill, white Robert Archer Cooper
George Johnson 19 Black M July 11, 1919 Lancaster Attempted rape Female, white
Moser Witherspoon 27 Black M November 14, 1919 Lancaster Murder Luther Horton, 41, white
John Maxwell 20 Black M August 6, 1920 Charleston Murder George S. Douan, 55, white
James Washington 22 Black M September 24, 1920 Greenville Rape Female, 14, white
Grover Butler 24 Black M December 14, 1920 Spartanburg Attempted rape Emily Mabry, 29, white
Will Lomax Black M February 4, 1921 Greenville Murder Female, black (wife)[6]
Ivey Littlejohn 25 Black M February 18, 1921 Spartanburg Murder Joseph S. Holbert, 48, white
Adam Griffin 27 Black M March 4, 1921 Sumter Murder Archie Sox, white[7]
Freddie Fogle Black M March 25, 1921 Calhoun Murder Earl Wadford, white[8]
Albert Wilson Black M May 3, 1921 Richland Murder Bryan B. Butler, white[9]
Pink Griffin Black M September 2, 1921 Greenwood Murder Lawton C. Lipscomb, white[10]
Harvey Whaley 40 Black M November 4, 1921 Calhoun Murder Earle Wadford and Cornett Zeigler, both 23, white
Tillman Choice 21 Black M December 2, 1921 Spartanburg Rape Mollie Ivey, 37, white
Curtis Franklin 33 Black M February 3, 1922 Aiken Rape Female, white
Will Hood 19 Black M April 7, 1922 Greenville Murder George W. Smith, 65, white
Samuel J. Kirby 35 White M June 16, 1922 Lexington Murder-Robbery Willie C. Brazell, 19, white Wilson Godfrey Harvey
Jesse Gappins 21 White M
Casey O. Fox 31 White M
Frank Jeffords 29 White M December 22, 1922 Richland Murder John C. Arnette, 45, white
Thomas Johnson 16 Black M February 2, 1923 Bamberg Murder Mrs. J. H. Lancaster, white[11] Thomas Gordon McLeod
Ira Harrison 22 White M February 16, 1923 Richland Murder John C. Arnette, 45, white[12]
Jake Terry Black M March 16, 1923 Hampton Murder Thaddeus Fulton, black[13]
Eugene Adams 20 Black M June 22, 1923 Orangeburg Murder-Robbery J. Attaway Brown, 60, white[14]
George Allen Black M July 20, 1923 Anderson Murder Cecil Hale, white[15]
Frank Gaines Black M December 22, 1923 Beaufort Murder Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Brown, white[16]
Julius Garvin Black M
Jeff Chandler 37 White M February 1, 1924 Greenville Murder Rosa K. Bramlett, white (mother-in-law)[17][18][d]
Charlie Simuel Black M June 20, 1924 Spartanburg Murder Lemick Long, black[19]
Rubin Robinson 17 Black M November 7, 1924 Chester Attempted rape Female, white[20]
Frank Harrell 24 White M December 5, 1924 Chesterfield Murder-Robbery Samuel H. McLeary, white[21]
Mortimer King 25 White M
Carroll Orr 56 Black M June 5, 1925 Charleston Murder J. Madison Heape, white[22][23]
Draper Jeffries 31 Black M August 28, 1925 Spartanburg Murder Effie Mitchell, black[24]
John Cooper 43 Black M August 27, 1926 Charleston Murder-Robbery Spiro Constan and Louie L. Smith, 29 and 22, white
McKinley Thompson 18 Black M August 12, 1927 York Murder Frances Cowan Thomasson, 78, white John Gardiner Richards Jr.
John Brown 22 Black M January 4, 1929 Charleston Murder-Robbery Chu Yuan Fat, 58, Asian
George Palmer 22 Black M
Charlie Robinson 23 Black M April 19, 1929 Charleston Murder Mamie Hutchinson Smith, 18, black
Eli Truesdale 29 Black M April 29, 1930 Lee Murder Willie and Lillian Burris Bristow, 54 and 46, black
George Washington 22 Black M May 16, 1930 Allendale Murder Elliott Bates, 43, black[e]
Ossie Moore 24 Black M
Ray Coleman 29 White M June 24, 1930 Spartanburg Murder-Robbery Earle Belue, 28, white
Paul Johnson 29 White M
James Hickman 26 Black M February 27, 1931 Lexington Murder-Robbery Bob Wilbur Hendrix, 41, white[25] Ibra Charles Blackwood
Robert Eldridge 26 Black M
George Bird 21 Black M
John Cantrell 26 Black M
Earnest Thomas 23 Black M
Tillman Boozer 32 Black M Murder Clarence D. Mills, 52, white
Norman Blakely 18 Black M May 26, 1931 Greenville Murder D. M. Garrett, white[26]
J. P. Moore 21 Black M June 12, 1931 Cherokee Attempted rape Female, white[27]
Albert Floyd 25 White M July 10, 1931 Aiken Murder Howard Bell, white[28]
David King Black M January 8, 1932 Spartanburg Murder-Robbery Haskell Hill, white[29][30]
Richard Dean Black M
James Sturdevant Black M Horry Rape Female, white[30]
Roy Jones 23 Black M April 29, 1932 Spartanburg Murder Anna May Young, black (girlfriend)[31]
Hilton Williams 28 Black M July 15, 1932 Marlboro Murder-Robbery John L. James, 52, white
Eban Woods 32 Black M July 29, 1932 Darlington Murder Hattie Chambers Samuel, 28, black
Booker Copeland 35 Black M Colleton Murder Henry Creech McMillan, 55, white
Buster Tucker 25 Black M
Edward O. S. Howell 42 White M December 16, 1932 Sumter Murder Ernest Hart Williams, 33, white
William Sanders 18 Black M March 3, 1933 York Murder Zula Stephenson, 59, white
James Jones 23 Black M Aiken Murder Charles Green, 68, white
James Dicks 27 Black M
Ronnie Smith 21 Black M July 21, 1933 Laurens Rape Female, white
James Holmes 26 Black M December 4, 1933 Sumter Murder Nora Franklin, 39, black (aunt)
Tom Wardlaw 53 Black M Newberry[f] Murder Andrew J. Ferguson, 62, white
Robert Wiles 49 White M March 12, 1934 Richland Murder-Kidnap Hubbard H. Harris Jr., 15, white
John Watkins 24 Black M April 13, 1934 Fairfield Murder Raymond A. Feaster, 44, white (county sheriff)
James Kinloch 20 Black M April 27, 1934 Charleston Murder-Robbery George C. Garrett, 41, white
John Ellis 18 Black M
Tom Richardson 17 Black M June 6, 1934 Georgetown Murder-Robbery John Milton, 37, black
Eddie Lee 19 Black M
Payton Brown 22 White M July 13, 1934 Darlington Murder Gertrude Melton Brown, 25, white (wife)
Reuben Jones 18 Black M July 20, 1934 Lancaster Murder-Robbery Bernard McCullens, 17, white
Eaver Pugh 24 Black M October 12, 1934 Sumter Murder-Robbery James W. Grooms, 57, white[g]
Joe Cunningham 19 Black M November 30, 1934 Richland Murder-Robbery Samuel C. Moore, 76, white
Clarence Floyd 20 Black M January 4, 1935 Lexington Rape-Robbery Female, 20, white[h]
Curtis Williams 24 Black M May 24, 1935 Greenville Murder Ansel Gary Drummond, 21, white Olin D. Johnston
Thurman Harris 24 Black M June 7, 1935 Barnwell Rape Female, 68, white
Ransome Emanuel 65 Black M July 26, 1935 Florence Murder-Rape Jane Calcutt Haines, 90, white
Monroe Stewart 22 Black M Calhoun Murder Edward Hayne, 60, black
D. M. Blanden 19 Black M August 16, 1935 Spartanburg Murder Benjamin F. Sims, 25, white
Cornell Luster 29 Black M December 20, 1935 Greenville Murder Edwin D. Milam, 25, white (state trooper)
Harry Hill 24 Black M
Robert Ashley 17 Black M June 26, 1936 Richland Murder-Robbery Joe Byrd, 42, white (prison guard)
James Mixon 20 Black M July 24, 1936 Lee Murder-Robbery Redic Johnson Kelley, 62, white
Wash DeSaussure 25 Black M
Sam Powell 25 White M December 11, 1936 Anderson Murder-Robbery Walter Anderson Daniel, 25, white
Sam Anderson 24 White M
George McDuffie 22 Black M April 9, 1937 Lee Murder-Robbery Margie Ann Brown, 73, white
Furman McDonald 45 White M August 20, 1937 Fairfield Murder Hugh B. Thompson Jr., 13, white
Earnest Gaines 25 Black M April 13, 1938 Saluda Murder-Robbery Brunson Edwin Coleman and Carrie Myers Sullivan, 28 and 45, white and black
Benjamin Rivers 46 Black M April 29, 1938 Charleston Murder Purse A. Wansley, white (policeman)[32]
L. O. Goodman Black M July 29, 1938 Florence Murder Llewellyn Singletary, 28, white[33][34][i]
George Gates 21 Black M December 9, 1938 Darlington Rape Female, white[35]
George Wingard 23 White M March 24, 1939 Richland Murder John Olin Sanders, 61, white (guard captain)[36] Burnet R. Maybank
Clayton Crans 29 White M
Herbert Moorman 42 White M
J. V. Bair 28 White M
Roy Suttles 29 White M
William Woods 25 White M
Edward Humphrey 52 White M April 11, 1939 Dillon Murder Female, 27, white (wife)[37][38]
Joseph Broughton 39 Black M June 23, 1939 Berkeley Murder James E. DuTart, 44, white
Otis McGill 31 White M July 28, 1939 Greenville Murder Arthur P. Southerlin, 58, white
Grover Odom 55 White M October 24, 1939 York Murder Delbert Lee Cochran, 19, white (son-in-law)
Frank Dash Jr. 18 Black M January 19, 1940 Calhoun Murder-Rape-Robbery Pizetta Haigler, 62, black
Press Bibbs 20 Black M March 29, 1940 McCormick Murder James Lewis Leslie, 45, white
Will Lowry 18 Black M June 14, 1940 York Rape Female, 22, white
Frank Lansing 26 Black M July 27, 1940 Horry Murder Joseph Pinkman Roberts, 65, white
George Abney 38 Black M September 6, 1940 Saluda Murder Ella Abney (wife) and Mary Lois Long Rearden, 30 and 41, black and white
Josiah Woodward 21 Black M January 31, 1941 Aiken Attempted rape Female, white
Hampton Lee 25 White M February 7, 1941 Richland Rape-Robbery-Kidnapping Mary Ross Seibels Walker, 34, white
Willis Evans 19 White M
Hugh Evans 22 White M
J. C. Hann 28 White M Pickens Murder Ruby Lee Bowling, 22, white (girlfriend)
Will Hood 28 Black M April 11, 1941 Fairfield Murder William Walter Lathan, 62, white
Heyward Daniels 28 Black M July 11, 1941 Orangeburg Attempted rape Female, 73, white
Benjamin Heyward 32 Black M August 15, 1941 Beaufort Murder Benjamin Paul Carden, 22, white (policeman)
Roy Long 27 Black M November 21, 1941 Pickens Rape Female, 74, white Joseph Emile Harley
George Thomas 30 Black M February 20, 1942 Georgetown Rape Female, white
Monroe Bounds 23 Black M March 13, 1942 Florence Murder Spy W. Farmer, 63, white Richard Manning Jefferies
Cyrus Pinckney 28 Black M July 10, 1942 Berkeley Attempted rape Jessie Lee Cumbee, 15, white
Richard Gamon 22 Black M August 7, 1942 Clarendon Attempted rape Female, white
Alchrist Grant 29 Black M September 11, 1942 Berkeley Attempted rape Jessie Lee Cumbee, 15, white
Johnny Frazier 19 Black M December 11, 1942 Darlington Murder Claude R. DuBose, 58, white (policeman)
John Robinson 19 White M Spartanburg Murder-Robbery Kenneth Jerome Wofford, 56, white[39]
George Logue 53 White M January 15, 1943 Lexington Murder Davis W. Timmerman, 42, white[j]
Clarence Bagwell 32 White M
Sue Logue 41 White F
Jessie Jones 20 Black M April 2, 1943 Spartanburg Murder-Robbery-Burglary James Leard and Mary Wooten Hughes, 67 and 64, white[k] Olin D. Johnston
Johnny Sims 17 Black M July 16, 1943 Spartanburg Murder Walter Cox, 59, white
Sylvester McKinney 21 Black M
Sammy Osborne 20 Black M November 19, 1943 Barnwell Murder William P. Walker, 58, white
Sammy Joe Timmons 20 Black M May 12, 1944 Horry Attempted rape Pearl Prince, 31, white
Bruce Hamilton 20 Black M June 16, 1944 Greenville Attempted rape Female, white[40]
George Stinney 14 Black M Clarendon Murder-Rape Betty June Binnicker and Mary Emma Thames, 11 and 8, white[l]
Hurley Jones 22 Black M November 3, 1944 Greenville Rape Female, 17, white[41]
Charles Gilstrap 29 White M February 9, 1945 Greenville Rape Female, 11, white[42] Ransome Judson Williams
George Carter 29 Black M December 4, 1945 Greenville Attempted rape-Burglary Female, 62, white[43][m]
Wash Pringle 32 Black M January 25, 1946 Sumter Murder Annie S. Heriot, 39, white
Junius Judge 25 Black M July 12, 1946 Charleston Murder Alric Aaron Gore, 25, white
Louis C. Gatlin 21 Black M July 19, 1946 Charleston Rape-Robbery Female, 24, white
Charles T. Smith 66 Black M November 29, 1946 Berkeley Murder William Calhoun Guerry, 57, white (magistrate's constable)
Lewis Scott 26 Black M December 20, 1946 Williamsburg Murder Walter Evans, 45, white (Greeleyville night policeman)
Cleve Covington 26 Black M January 3, 1947 Marion Murder Watt Martin, white[44]
Rose Marie Stinette 40 Black F January 17, 1947 Florence Murder Male, black (husband)[45]
Robert Jordon 21 Black M February 14, 1947 Florence Murder Mrs. Sam J. Matthews, white[46] Strom Thurmond
Talmage Haggins 25 Black M April 18, 1947 Lancaster Murder-Robbery Oliver Benjamin Powers Jr., 28, white[47]
Freddie Jones 19 Black M April 25, 1947 Chester Murder Gladys Smith Woods, black[48]
John Dickerson 35 Black M May 2, 1947 Charleston Murder-Rape Louise Stevens, 24, black (girlfriend)
William Davis 24 Black M June 20, 1947 Sumter Rape-Burglary Female, white
J. C. Sims 36 Black M July 11, 1947 Anderson Murder Willis Edwin Sanders, 41, white (policeman)
Bert Grant Jr. 18 Black M July 25, 1947 Darlington Rape Female, 35, white
William Pooler 19 Black M August 1, 1947 Darlington Rape Female, 67, white
Earnest Willis 26 Black M August 15, 1947 Chester Murder-Robbery Willie Reed, 51, black
Leonard Pringle 23 Black M
Roosevelt Miller 22 Black M December 12, 1947 Greenville Rape Female, white[n]
Earnest Howard 25 Black M January 2, 1948 Chesterfield Attempted rape-Burglary Jennie Crowley, 18, white[o]
Willie Gidron 19 Black M January 9, 1948 Calhoun Murder George David Tilley, 47, white (sheriff)[p]
Lawrence Davis 29 Black M September 17, 1948 Marlboro Murder-Burglary Luther Ransome, 66, white
Matthew Jamison Jr. 17 Black M December 3, 1948 Lexington Rape-Robbery-Kidnapping Female, 21, white
Leroy Troy 22 Black M December 31, 1948 Horry Rape Myrtis Kissinger, 23, white
Willie Lincoln 25 Black M February 4, 1949 Orangeburg Murder Willie Lee Adams and Alberta Adams Johnson, 32 and 40, black[49]
Willie Tolbert 24 Black M October 28, 1949 Greenwood Rape-Kidnapping Female, 16, white
Charles Butler 40 Black M June 2, 1950 Marlboro Murder-Burglary Luther Ransome, 66, white[50][51]
Ernest T. Preylow 31 Black M June 30, 1950 Saluda Murder Fred Simpkins, 34, black
Larry Elmore 43 Black M August 4, 1950 Laurens Murder-Robbery Virgil Martin Betsill, 65, white[52]
Carroll Gantt 18 Black M November 16, 1951 Orangeburg Murder James W. Ethridge, 39, white (police chief)[53][54][q] James F. Byrnes
Smith Harvey 41 Black M January 25, 1952 Beaufort Murder Three people, white[55][r]
Frank Cox 41 White M February 15, 1952 Spartanburg Murder Neola and Sandra Cox, 27 and 23 months, white (wife and daughter)[56]
J. P. Priester 20 Black M April 18, 1952 Beaufort Murder-Robbery Harry Wilson, 50, white[57]
John Priester 24 Black M
William Blasingame 32 White M Spartanburg Murder-Rape Donna Kay Dobbins, 2, white (common-law stepdaughter)[58][54]
Roland Wyatt 28 Black M June 13, 1952 Spartanburg Rape-Burglary Female, 41, white[59][54]
Shelton Gainey 24 White M March 5, 1954 Horry Murder-Robbery Robert D. Oliver, 27, white[60]
Lander Gantt 31 White M
Otis Glenn 23 Black M March 12, 1954 Orangeburg Murder-Robbery W. H. Lee, white[61][62]
Raymond Carney 37 Black M May 7, 1954 Florence Murder-Rape-Robbery Harvey Allen and Claire Cain, 22 and 16, white[63]
Willie Hayden 35 Black M August 27, 1954 Lancaster Murder-Robbery Murdock Johnson, 66, white (inmate)[64][s]
Arthur Waitus 37 Black M April 15, 1955 Georgetown Murder Mrs. L. H. Coker, 36, white[65] George Bell Timmerman Jr.
Marvin Chasteen 41 White M October 7, 1955 McCormick Murder Roy Daniel Wiggins, 49, white[66]
Willie Daniels Jr. 24 Black M December 2, 1955 Lee Rape-Robbery Female, 18, white[67]
Clay Daniels 23 Black M
Samuel Wright 20 Black M January 3, 1956 Orangeburg Murder-Robbery Mary Lee Stroman, 75, white
Henry Boone 33 Black M January 20, 1956 Cherokee Murder-Rape Agnes Webb, white[68]
Raymond Fuller 31 Black M July 27, 1956 Spartanburg Murder-Robbery Lynn Baxter Moorman, white[69]
Harold Byrd 24 Black M Murder-Robbery Curtis Moss, white[70]
Willie Daniels 20 Black M June 7, 1957 Allendale Rape-Robbery Female, 50, white[71][72]
James Smith 35 Black M July 5, 1957 Abbeville Murder-Robbery Lloyd Pardue, white[73]
Robert Junior Johnson Jr. 29 Black M May 31, 1960 Orangeburg Attempted rape[t] Ms. Dantzler, 52, white[74] Fritz Hollings
Quincy Bullock 46 Black M April 28, 1961 Dillon Murder-Rape Carolyn Barfield Walshock, 25, white[75]
Charlie Robinson 29 Black M May 26, 1961 Orangeburg Rape-Robbery Female, 58, white[76][77]
Douglas Westbury 29 White M June 19, 1961 Orangeburg Murder Harry Boyd Ray, white (state trooper)[78]
Otis Britt 27 White M
Walter Outen 31 Black M July 14, 1961 Richland Rape Female, white[79]
Ray Young 30 Black M April 20, 1962 Greenville Murder-Robbery John S. Kehayas, 63, white[80]
Douglas Thorne 26 White M Rape Female, 16, white[80]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Mr. Hendricks murdered, Mrs. Hendricks raped. Unknown if charges tried separately.
  2. ^ The Griffin brothers were posthumously pardoned in 2009.
  3. ^ Also suspected of killing his wife several weeks later due to concerns she would reveal the crime.
  4. ^ Also killed Rosa's daughter, his wife Theodeus.
  5. ^ Also indicted for killing Frank Harley (48, white), but not tried on this charge.
  6. ^ Change of venue from Abbeville County.
  7. ^ Also previously killed an elderly black man named Brunson, of which he had been acquitted but subsequently admitted to.
  8. ^ Serial rapist, attacked couples in their cars.
  9. ^ Also killed a black woman, Eloise Graham, the day prior.
  10. ^ Also murdered Sheriff Day Allen (55, white) and deputy William Llody Clark (50, white).
  11. ^ Also murdered Landrum Columbus Petrie (86, white) and Ida Pretie (72, white).
  12. ^ Stinney is now believed to have been wrongfully convicted and posthumously had his conviction vacated.
  13. ^ Serving a 40-year sentence for a similar attack at time of crime. Raped victim while a prison trusty.
  14. ^ Serial rapist, committed several similar attacks during the same time period. Previously escaped from a chain gang while serving time for attempted rape.
  15. ^ Serving a life sentence for murdering a man three years prior at time of crime.
  16. ^ Previously murdered William L. Riley (61, black), was under arrest at time of second murder.
  17. ^ Also murdered Robert Barnes (23, black).
  18. ^ Aubrey Godley (29), Lonnie Godley (25), and Wilson Lee McAlhaney (21).
  19. ^ Was serving a 12-year sentence for murder.
  20. ^ Last execution in the United States for attempted rape.

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  22. ^ Carroll Orr, SC, 1925 June 5, Espy Archive
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  37. ^ Edward Humphries, 1939 April 11, Espy Archive
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  42. ^ "Greenville Taxi Driver Dies In Electric Chair". Herald-Journal. February 10, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  43. ^ George Carter, SC, 1945 December 4, Espy Archive
  44. ^ "Negro Breaks Bars As Tries Escape Chair". Anderson Independent-Mail. January 3, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  45. ^ "Smiling Negro Woman Meets End Cheerfully". The Spokesman-Review. January 18, 1947. p. 2. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  46. ^ "Robert Jordan, 21, Dies In Electric Chair For Slaying Mrs. Sam Mathews". Florence Morning News. February 15, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved January 6, 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  48. ^ Freddie Jones, SC, 1947 April 25, Espy Archive
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  50. ^ Charles Butler, 1950 June 2, Espy Archive
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  57. ^ "Three Men Pay For Crimes In S. C. Chair". The Times-News. April 18, 1952. p. 5. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
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  59. ^ Roland Wyatt, SC, 1952 June 13, Espy Archive
  60. ^ Lander Gantt, SC, 1954 March 5, Espy Archive
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  76. ^ Charlie Robinson, SC, 1961 May 26, Espy Archive
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