Encyclopedia > List of individuals executed by the United States
This is a list of individuals executed by the United States. The United States federal government (in comparison to the separate states) applies the death penalty for certain crimes: treason, espionage, federal murder, large scale drug trafficking and attempting to kill a witness, juror, or court officer in certain cases. Military law allows execution of soldiers for several crimes.
Recent civilian executions
Since 1963 only three people have been executed by the federal government of the United States:
Louis Jones on March 18, 2003 for rape and murder of Pvt. Tracie McBride
Juan Raul Garza on June 19, 2001 for murdering Thomas Albert Rumbo, Gilberto Matos, and Erasmo De la Fuente in conjunction with a drug-smuggling ring
From 1790 to 1950, there were 327 Federal, 271 Territorial and 40 Indian Tribunal executions according to the most complete records.[1] (http://users.bestweb.net/~rg/execution/DATA%20FEDERAL.htm)
Military executions
The United States military has executed 135 people since 1916. The last execution was in 1961.
U.S. Army Private John A. Bennett on April 13, 1961 for rape and attempted murder.
Since 1865 (American Civil War) only one person has been executed for a purely military offense.
Capital punishment in the UnitedStates is officially sanctioned by 36 of the 50 states, as well as by the federal government and the military.
Capital punishment was suspended in the UnitedStates between 1973 and 1976 as a result of several decisions of the UnitedStates Supreme Court, primarily the case of Furman v.
In Furman, the UnitedStates Supreme Court specifically struck down Georgia's "unitary trial" procedure, in which the jury was asked to return a verdict of guilt or innocence and, simultaneously, determine whether the defendant would be punished by death or life imprisonment.
The UnitedStates Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the U.S. military, which along with the U.S. Navy, is under the UnitedStates Department of the Navy.
In many conflicts, members of the other armed forces of the UnitedStates have complained that the Marine Corps often emphasizes its prowess at the expense of the reputation of Army or Navy units which are nearby.
Units of battalion size or larger may be reinforced by the addition of supporting tank or artillery units, as in the Battalion Landing Teams comprising the GCEs of Marine Expeditionary Units.
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