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

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

Electrocution

Historically, all executions in North Carolina were carried out locally by hanging. In 1910, local hangings were officially replaced by centralized electrocution, with the state creating a single execution chamber at the state prison. ^{[4] [5]}

Name	Age	Race	Sex	Date of execution	County	Crime	Victim(s)	Governor
Walter Morrison	37	Black	M	March 18, 1910	Robeson	Rape	Polly Rogers, Native American [5]	William Walton Kitchin
Phillip Mills	23	Black	M	February 10, 1911	Transylvania	Murder	Female, black (wife) [6]
Nathan Montague	28	Black	M	February 15, 1911	Granville	Murder-Rape-Robbery	Three victims, white [7] [a]
James Allison	51	White	M	February 24, 1911	Buncombe	Murder	Floyd McGhee, white (Asheville policeman) [8] [b]
Lewis West	24	Black	M	May 5, 1911	Wilson	Murder	George Mumford, white (deputy sheriff) [9]
Norman Lewis	22	Black	M	May 12, 1911	Nash	Murder	J. M. Stallings, white (chief of police) [10]
Norvell Marshall Jr.	31	Black	M	October 27, 1911	Warren	Rape	Female, white [11]
Ross French	21	Native American	M	November 24, 1911	Swain	Murder-Rape	Ethel Shuler, white [12]
L. M. Sandlin	42	White	M	December 29, 1911	New Hanover	Murder	Female, white (wife) [13]
Brad Bagley	35	Black	M	May 17, 1912	Martin	Murder	W. R. White, white (Williamston police chief) [14]
G. G. Wilkins	30	Black	M	June 21, 1912	Nash	Murder	Female, black (wife) [15]
R. W. Cobb	23	White	M	March 6, 1914	Halifax	Murder-Robbery	Thomas Shaw, white [16]	Locke Craig
Sidney Finger	18	Black	M	June 19, 1914	Rowan	Murder	Preston Lyerly, white [17]
Grady Lane	20	Black	M	August 21, 1914	Moore	Murder-Robbery	George McCain, black [18]
Jim Cameron	25	Black	M	August 28, 1914	Moore	Murder	John A. Blue, white [19]
Harvey Gannaway	30	Black	M	October 16, 1914	Forsyth	Murder	Female, black (wife)
Howard Craig	22	Black	M	December 4, 1914	Stanly	Rape	Female, 15, white [20]
Willie Bell		Black	M	July 8, 1915	Durham	Murder-Robbery	B. N. Mann, white [21]
Charles Trull		White	M	September 3, 1915	Mecklenburg	Murder-Robbery	Sidney Swain, white [22]
Jeff Dorsett		Black	M	January 28, 1916	Guilford	Murder-Robbery	John Swain, elderly, white [23] [24]
Ed Walker		Black	M
Jim Cooper		Black	M	February 11, 1916	Rowan	Murder	Lucinda Price, black (mistress) [25]
Ernest Lowry		Black	M	February 25, 1916	Gaston	Murder-Robbery	Grant Davis, white [26]
George Poston	23	Black	M
Lawrence Swinson	23	Black	M	July 7, 1916	New Hanover	Housebreaking-Burglary [c]
Will Black	18	Black	M	July 21, 1916	Greene	Rape	Female, 6, white [27]
Arthur Smith	26	Black	M	August 1, 1916	Cumberland	Murder	Female, black (wife) [28]
John Savage	51	Black	M	August 4, 1916	Washington	Murder-Burglary	Male, elderly, white [29] [30] [d]
Bunke Maske	24	Black	M	May 25, 1917	Union	Murder	Edgar Williams, white (Wingate policeman) [31]	Thomas Walter Bickett
Charles Williams	60	Black	M	September 25, 1917	Iredell	Murder	John Miller, white (deputy sheriff) [32]
Lee Perkins		Black	M	October 10, 1917	Craven	Burglary-Attempted rape	Female, white [33]
Jerry Terry	60	White	M	November 9, 1917	Guilford	Murder	John R. Stuart, white [34]
Earle Neville	24	Black	M	March 15, 1918	Wake	Rape	Female, white [35]
Willie Williams		Black	M	April 26, 1918	Buncombe	Rape-Robbery	Female, white [36]
Frank Moore		Black	M	May 24, 1918	Duplin	Murder	Walter Heath, white [37]
Herbert Perry		Black	M	May 25, 1918	Granville	Rape	Female, 14, white [38]
Lonnie Council	38	Black	M	June 7, 1918	Durham	Murder	Fred Boisseau, black [39]
Baxter Cain	33	Black	M	September 13, 1918	Rowan	Murder	Abel Harris, black [40]
Napoleon Spencer	16	Black	M	December 20, 1918	Surry	Murder	Mrs. Alva Hester, white [41] [e]
Jim Warren	19	Black	M	April 26, 1919	Greene	Murder	Benzer Hughes, white [42]
Tom Gwynn	23	Black	M	June 27, 1919	Catawba	Rape	Ruth Hildebrand, white [43]
Aaron Dupree	34	Black	M	November 14, 1919	Hoke	Murder	Male, white (police officer) [44]
Churchill Godley	34	White	M	January 16, 1920	Johnston	Rape	Female, 9, white [45]
Gardner Cain	43	White	M	March 5, 1920	Surry	Murder	Riley Easter, white [46]
Joe Cain	39	White	M
Ralph Conner	21	Black	M	September 20, 1920	Iredell	Murder	Lloyd Cloaninger, white (deputy sheriff) [47]
Andrew Jackson	30	Black	M	November 5, 1920	Lincoln	Rape	Female, white [48]
Arthur McDowell	30	Black	M	December 3, 1920	Davidson	Rape	Female, white [49] [f]
Tom Johnson	20	Mixed [g]	M		Guilford	Rape	Female, white [50]
William Hopkins	21	Black	M	March 21, 1921	Sampson	Murder	Lewis E. Ramey, white [51]	Cameron A. Morrison
Luke Fraizer	33	Black	M	May 27, 1921	Craven	Murder	John Mann, black [52]
Frank Henderson	34	Black	M	October 10, 1921	Madison	Murder	Female, black (wife) [53]
J. T. Harris	52	White	M	October 20, 1921	Buncombe	Murder	F. W. Monnish, white [54]
Harry Caldwell	33	Black	M	October 31, 1921	Yancey	Murder-Robbery	Herman Jones, white [55]
W. P. Westmoreland	38	White	M	November 21, 1921	Iredell	Murder	Jim H. Nantz, white [56]
Claude Morehead		Black	M	November 30, 1921	Guilford	Murder	Female, black (wife) [57]
Joseph Thomas		Black	M	September 15, 1922	Moore	Rape	Mrs. A. E. Ketchen, white [58] [h]
Angus Murphy		Black	M
McIver Burnette	16	Black	M	October 12, 1922	Wake	Rape	Female, white [59]
Robert Williams		Black	M	March 1, 1923	Columbus	Murder	Bradley Cribb, white (special policeman) [60]
William Hardison	16	Black	M	April 27, 1923	Onslow	Murder	Cyrus Jones, white [61]
Wiley Perry		Black	M	May 9, 1923	Granville	Murder	Roy Aiken, white [62]
D. M. Nobles		White	M	June 26, 1923	Columbus	Murder	Henry Nobles, white (cousin) [63] [64]
Ed Dill	52	Black	M	June 28, 1923	Beaufort	Rape	Female, white [65] [66]
Jim Miller		Black	M	October 5, 1923	Lenoir	Murder	Arthur Sutton, white [67]
John Goss		Black	M	December 7, 1923	Mitchell	Rape-Robbery	Female, 68, white [68] [69] [i]
Lee Washington	20	Black	M	December 28, 1923	Nash	Rape	Female, white [70]
Vance Morgan	23	Black	M	November 28, 1924	Union	Murder-Robbery	Butler Funderburk, white [71]
Kenneth Hale	17	Black	M	January 5, 1925	Davidson	Murder-Robbery	Charles Garwood, white [72]
John Leake		Black	M
David Jones		Black	M	February 18, 1925	Chowan	Murder	Sam Small, white [73]	Angus Wilton McLean
Elmer Stewart	23	White	M	April 17, 1925	Brunswick	Murder	Sam Lily and Leon George, white (U. S. deputy marshal and deputy sheriff) [74]
Charles Stewart	51	White	M
Len Walton		Black	M	April 21, 1925	Hoke	Murder	Dewey Castleberry, white [75]
William Singleton	17	Black	M	May 8, 1925	Craven	Murder	Henry N. Banks, white [76]
Jim Collins	19	Black	M	June 5, 1925	Anson	Murder	A. Chalmers Sedberry, white [77]
Will Williams	25	Black	M	June 12, 1925	Scotland	Murder	Frank Green, black [78]
George Love	33	Black	M	June 19, 1925	Henderson [j]	Murder	William Brock, white [79]
Thomas Robinson	26	Black	M	October 2, 1925	New Hanover	Rape	Female, white [80]
John McMillan	18	Black	M		Moore	Rape	Female, white [81]
John Dawkins	20	Black	M	January 8, 1926	Forsyth	Murder-Robbery	Joseph H. Vaughn, white [82]
Arthur Montague	22	Black	M	January 22, 1926	Burke	Burglary-Attempted rape	Female, 12, white [83]
Fred Jones	24	Black	M	June 11, 1926	Forsyth	Murder	J. W. King, white [84]
John Williams	30	Black	M	September 21, 1926	Halifax	Murder	Alex Bradley, black [85]
Robert Lumpkin	27	Black	M	March 11, 1927	Robeson	Murder	M. B. Rogers, white (chief of police) [86]
Ernest Walker	39	Black	M	April 22, 1927	Durham	Murder-Burglary	Joseph Cassidy, black [87] [k]
Pearl Mitchell	29	Black	M	June 10, 1927	Chatham	Murder-Burglary	W. L. Fogleman, white [88]
George Bazemore	26	Black	M	September 23, 1927	Greene	Murder-Robbery	Gordon Yelverton, white [89]
Hector Graham	41	Black	M	December 9, 1927	Hoke	Murder	Paul Johnson, white [90]
David Devlin	22	Black	M	February 17, 1928	Rowan	Murder	Linzy J. Yarbrough, 47, white (deputy sheriff) [91] [l]
Clarence Thomas	25	Black	M	April 27, 1928	Forsyth	Murder	Mr. Graham and L. G. Teague (police sergeant), white [92]
John Clyburn	22	Black	M	May 25, 1928	Mecklenburg	Murder-Robbery	Cyrus Fink, 37, white [93] [m]
Larry Newsome	22	Black	M	September 28, 1928	Wayne	Murder-Rape	Beulah Tedder, 14, white [94]
Leo McCurrie	28	Black	M	April 26, 1929	Gaston	Murder	J. N. Dixon, elderly, white [95]	Oliver Max Gardner
Freddie Willey	18	Black	M	June 28, 1929	Randolph	Rape	Female, white [96]
Willis Buckner	28	White	M	September 12, 1929	Craven	Rape	Female, 10, white [97]
Ernest Fox	19	Black	M	November 22, 1929	Edgecombe	Murder-Robbery	Jesse Taylor, 20, white [98]
Ray Evans	21	Black	M	March 14, 1930	Richmond	Murder	W. D. Smith, white (constable) [99]
John Macon	34	Black	M	April 4, 1930	Warren	Murder	Samuel William Pinnell, 35, white (deputy) [100] [n]
Robert Magnum	22	Black	M	April 17, 1930	Franklin	Rape	Mrs. James Pearce, 55, white [101] [o]
James Brumfield	23	Black	M	May 9, 1930	Union	Burglary-Attempted murder	Velma Preslar, 18, white [102]
James Spivey	25	White	M	May 23, 1930	Lee	Murder-Rape	Bettie Spivey, 24, white (girlfriend) [103]
Berry Richardson	20	Black	M	September 26, 1930	Wilson	Murder	Callie C. Williford, 70, white [104]
Aaron Sharp	22	Black	M
Harvey Lawrence	17	Black	M	October 10, 1930	Hertford	Burglary-Attempted rape	Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Railey, white
Willie Massey	25	Black	M	November 7, 1930	Durham	Murder	Floyd and Dora Moore, black [105]
Will Sloan	28	Black	M		Person	Murder-Rape	Phoebe and Mary Ann Gillis, white [106] [p]
Sidney Gattis	49	Black	M	January 23, 1931	Durham	Murder	Etta Petty, black [107]
Thomas Bardon	29	Black	M	February 13, 1931	Vance	Housebreaking-Burglary	Matthews family, white [108]
Dave McRae	25	Black	M		Scotland	Murder	Alfred Ellison, 81, white [109]
Wilson Autry	19	Black	M	August 10, 1931	Union	Rape	Female, white [110]
Ben Goldston	36	Black	M	August 21, 1931	Chatham	Murder	John Headen, black [111]
Bernice Matthews	20	Black	M	December 11, 1931	Rowan	Murder	Frank Stewart, 44, white [112]
J. W. Ballard	17	Black	M
Chevis Herring	23	Black	M	December 18, 1931	Sampson	Murder-Robbery	F. F. Newton, 70, white (Kerr postmaster) [113]
Asbury Respus	46	Black	M	January 8, 1932	Guilford	Murder-Rape	Vera Leonard, 8, white [114] [q]
John Myers	30	Black	M	March 25, 1932	Pitt	Murder-Robbery	R. H. Hodges, white [115]
Dudley Moore	19	Black	M	April 29, 1932	Davidson	Murder-Rape	Mrs. Jacob G. Berrier, white (foster mother) [116]
Plato Edney	34	White	M	July 15, 1932	Henderson	Murder	Female, white (wife) [117]
Noel Donnell	24	Black	M	August 26, 1932	Guilford	Murder-Robbery	R. B. Andrew, white [118] [119]
Leroy Lee	24	Black	M	October 14, 1932
Harvey Wallace	32	Black	M	December 16, 1932	Lee	Murder-Robbery	N. H. Perry, white [120] [r]
Alec Grier	22	Black	M		Gaston	Murder-Robbery	Harold Carter, white [121]
Hezzie Avant	30	White	M	January 27, 1933	Scotland	Murder	Smithy Evans Calder, white [122] [s]	John C. B. Ehringhaus
David McNair	23	Black	M	May 19, 1933	Guilford	Murder-Robbery	Mrs. J. W. McCown, white [123]
Clay Foglemann	30	White	M	August 4, 1933	Rockingham	Murder-Robbery	W. J. Carter, 61, white [124]
Bryant Stone	44	White	M	September 8, 1933	Wilkes	Murder	Wayne Norman, 36, white (son-in-law) [125]
Johnny Lee	21	Black	M	September 15, 1933	Harnett	Murder	Jacob Hill, black [126] [127]
James Johnson	26	Black	M	March 16, 1934	Hoke	Murder	Virginia Leake, black (girlfriend) [128]
Jesse Brooks	46	Black	M		Durham	Murder	Roland A. Gill, white (detective) [129]
Walter Thaxton	30	Black	M	March 23, 1934	Person	Murder	Butler Gentry, white [130] [131]
Theodore Cooper	29	Black	M	April 27, 1934	Durham	Murder	J. N. Lasater, white [132]
James Sheffield	47	White	M	May 18, 1934	Haywood	Murder	James Miller, white [133]
Mike Stefanoff	45	White	M		Alexander	Murder-Robbery	T. C. Barnes, white [134]
Ossie Smith	20	Black	M	June 15, 1934	Northampton	Murder	J. E. Hedspeth, white [135]
Joe Dalton	31	White	M	June 22, 1934	Henderson	Murder	Zula Dalton, white (wife) [136]
Clyde Ferrell	25	White	M	July 6, 1934	Durham	Murder-Robbery	Thaddeus Tilley, white [137]
John Edwards	17	Black	M		Mecklenburg	Murder-Robbery	J. W. Brown, white [138]
George Keaton	28	Black	M	September 21, 1934	Forsyth	Murder	Annie Thigpen, 18, black (girlfriend) [139]
Emanuel Bitting	42	Black	M	September 28, 1934	Person	Murder	Theodore M. Clayton, white [140]
Willie Crockett	22	Black	M		Forsyth	Murder	Patsy Crockett, black (wife) [141]
Preston Howard	18	Black	M	November 16, 1934	Sampson	Murder-Robbery	Howard Jernigan, white [142]
Johnny Hart	22	Black	M
Tom Johnson	22	Black	M
R. E. Black	25	White	M	December 7, 1934	Alexander	Murder-Robbery	T. C. Barnes, white [143]
Lester Green	25	White	M
Bascom Green	48	White	M
Rufus Satterfield	44	White	M	December 13, 1934	Wayne	Murder	Herbert Grice, white [144]
Sidney Etheridge	44	White	M	March 15, 1935	Onslow	Murder-Robbery	Mamie Marceil Moore, white [145]
Louis Sentelle	39	White	M	July 12, 1935	Cleveland	Murder	Mrs. William Drake, white [146]
George Whitfield	21	Black	M		Guilford	Rape	Female, white [147]
Dortch Waller	43	Black	M	August 2, 1935	Granville	Murder	John H. Harris, 53, white [148]
William T. Williams	25	Black	M		Columbus	Murder	Blanche Williams, black (wife) [149]
Houston McMillan	19	Black	M	August 9, 1935	Cumberland	Murder-Robbery	Robert Williams, white [150]
Vander Glover	39	Black	M
Caesar Miller	18	Black	M	September 6, 1935	Craven	Murder	J. D. Gwaltney, white [151]
Robert Thomas	23	White	M	October 4, 1935	Madison	Murder-Robbery	William Thomas, 75, white (Gunter's granduncle) [152]
Otis Gunter	20	White	M
Arthur Gosnell	18	White	M

Gas asphyxiation

In November 1935, North Carolina officially added gas asphyxiation as a method of execution alongside electrocution. ^[153] The state completed building its new execution chamber that December, which was arranged so that it could be used for both gas asphyxiations and electrocutions; prison officials could choose which method to use and switch between them "in a second," as some existing cases required electrocution. The state's existing electric chair was moved to the new execution chamber but had its electrodes and wires removed for gas asphyxiations. ^[154] The state eventually fully transitioned to gas asphyxiations in 1938, ^[155] despite continued support for the restoration of electrocution by state and prison officials. ^{[156] [157] [158]}

  Executions by electrocution

Name	Age	Race	Sex	Date of execution	County	Crime	Victim(s)	Governor
Robert Dunlap	26	Black	M	January 17, 1936	Buncombe	Murder	Three people, black [159] [t]	John C. B. Ehringhaus
Allen Foster	20	Black	M	January 24, 1936	Hoke	Rape	Female, white [160]
Ed Jenkins	40	White	M	January 31, 1936	Gaston	Murder	Paul Collins, white [161]
J. T. Sanford	30	Black	M	February 7, 1936	Durham	Murder-Robbery	Nathan Malone, black [162]
Thomas Watson	32	Black	M
William Long	19	Black	M		Alamance	Murder-Robbery	Sam Minro, white [163]
Jake Johnson	36	Black	M	March 19, 1936	Rockingham	Rape	Female, white [164]
Ed Hester	19	White	M	March 20, 1936	Wake	Murder	Paul Honeycutt, white [165]
Bright Buffkin	43	White	M	March 27, 1936	Columbus	Murder	D. P. Barefoot, white [166]
Germie Williams	23	Black	M	May 8, 1936	Forsyth	Murder-Robbery	John Gant, white [167]
Lawrence Dingle	32	Black	M
Marvin Batten	29	White	M	May 29, 1936	Johnston	Murder	Lyda Daughtry, white [168]
John Horne	37	White	M	June 19, 1936	Chowan	Murder	Nellie Horne, white (wife) [169]
Henry Grier	43	Black	M	July 10, 1936	Forsyth	Murder	Annie Giles, black (common-law wife) [170]
William Hodgin	36	Black	M	July 17, 1936	Forsyth	Murder [u]	Herbert Searcy, black [171]
Willie Galman	21	Black	M	August 21, 1936	Forsyth	Murder	John Gaston, white [172]
John Kinyon	75	Black	M		Granville	Rape	Female, 11, white [173]
J. B. Carden	42	White	M	September 4, 1936	Durham	Murder	Vera Carden, white (wife) [174]
George Alston	21	Black	M		Orange	Murder	Helen Massey, black (girlfriend) [175]
John Pressley	43	Black	M	November 13, 1936	Gaston	Murder	Sylvester Glover, white [176]
Evans Macklin	20	Black	M	November 20, 1936	Halifax	Murder	A. P. Moore, white (police chief) [177]
Willie Tate	29	Black	M		Pitt	Murder	Alexander Powell, white [178]
Martin Moore	23	Black	M	December 11, 1936	Buncombe	Murder-Burglary	Helen Clevenger, 18, white [179]
Robert Brown	19	Black	M	July 9, 1937	Craven	Murder	J. A. Peacock, 75, white [180]	Clyde R. Hoey
Sam Jones	21	Black	M	July 16, 1937	Mecklenburg	Murder-Robbery	Clifford Fowler, white [181]
Fred Steele	22	Black	M
Hunter Winchester	24	Black	M	July 23, 1937	Guilford	Murder	Mabel Winchester, black (wife) [182]
Fred Grey	26	Black	M		Onslow	Murder	Lettuce Grey, black (wife) [183]
A. W. Watson	20	White	M	July 30, 1937	Martin	Murder-Robbery	Thomas Molliday, white [184]
Thomas Perry	23	Black	M		Wake	Rape	Pearl Thomas, 40, black [v]
George Exum	23	Black	M	August 6, 1937	Wayne	Murder	Obelia Exum, 64, black (aunt) [185]
Larry McNeill	17	Black	M	August 13, 1937	Robeson	Murder	Mrs. Bernice Cox, 24, white [186]
James McNeill	21	Black	M		Harnett	Murder	Sudie Eason, white [187]
Walter Caldwell	37	Black	M	December 10, 1937	Iredell	Rape	Macie Smith, white [188]
William Perry	18	Black	M		Chatham	Murder-Rape	Mrs. W. T. Hamlet, white [189]
James Sermons	29	Black	M	January 21, 1938	Forsyth	Murder	Carlile Miller, white [190]
James Marshall	30	Black	M	February 4, 1938	Wayne	Housebreaking-Burglary [w]	Robert Smith and Mrs. Smith, white [191] [192]
Milford Exum	39	White	M	February 18, 1938	Wayne	Murder-Robbery	Jim Williams, 60, black [193]
Edgar Smoak	40	White	M		New Hanover	Murder	Alice Mason and Annie Thelma Smoak, 15 (Annie), white (wife and daughter) [194]
Waddell Hadley	22	Black	M	April 29, 1938	Sampson	Rape	Mittie Sessoms, white [195]
Sylvester Outlaw	32	Black	M		Duplin	Rape	Female, white [196] [x]
Empire Baldwin	25	Black	M	June 10, 1938	Columbus	Rape	Kathleen Polley, white [197]
Lonnie Gardner	27	Black	M	June 17, 1938	Duplin	Rape	Female, white [198] [y]
Apsom Outlaw	29	Black	M
Wash Turner	36	White	M	July 1, 1938	Buncombe	Murder	George Penn, 22 white (patrolman) [199] [200]
Bill Payne	41	White	M
Wiley Brice	35	Black	M		Alamance	Murder	Shelby Lea, white [201] [200]
L. J. Jefferson	17	Black	M	September 23, 1938	Forsyth	Murder-Robbery	Herman W. Fogleman, white [202]
Tom Linney	32	Black	M
George Ford	20	Black	M	September 30, 1938	Scotland	Murder	Eunice Munn, white [203]
Ed Robinson	33	Black	M	November 18, 1938	Iredell	Rape	Mary Emma Overcash, white [204]
John Howie	29	Black	M	December 2, 1938	Forsyth	Rape	Female, white [205] [z]
Baxter Parnell	33	White	M	December 9, 1938	Cabarrus	Murder	Martha Jane Fink, 19, white (sister-in-law) [206]
King S. Stovall	26	Black	M	January 20, 1939	Granville	Murder-Robbery	R. T. Moore, 65, white [207]
Clarence Bracy	24	Black	M	April 7, 1939	Vance	Murder-Robbery	W. H. Williamson, white [208]
Bat DeJournette	43	Black	M		Guilford	Murder	Garland Mangum, 21, white [209]
James Dixon	38	Black	M	May 5, 1939	Cabarrus	Murder	Female, black (wife) [210]
Edward Mattocks	21	Black	M	May 26, 1939	Onslow	Murder	B. F. Matthews, white [211]
Dave Burney	47	Black	M	June 9, 1939	Jones	Murder	Mordie Kinsey, white [212]
Ed Alston	29	Black	M	June 16, 1939	Durham	Murder-Robbery	Janie Wilkerson, 103, black [213] [214]
Bricey Hammonds	24	Native American	M	July 7, 1939	Robeson	Murder	Lacy Brumbles, white (guard) [215]
Alfred Caper	23	Black	M			Murder	J. C. McNeill, black [216] [217]
James Henderson	21	Black	M		New Hanover	Murder-Rape	Stella Hobbs, 42, white [218]
Arthur Morris	25	Black	M	September 1, 1939	Wake	Housebreaking-Burglary [aa]	Dr. W. B. Dewar, white [219] [220]
James Godwin	20	White	M	September 22, 1939	Guilford	Murder-Robbery	Donald Moss, white [221]
Charles Fain	26	Black	M	October 6, 1939	Cherokee	Rape-Robbery	Female, 45, white [222] [ab]
Willie Richardson	19	Black	M	October 27, 1939	Nash	Housebreaking-Burglary [ac]	Mrs. Frank Butler, 40, white [223] [ad]
Claude Bowser Jr.	22	Black	M	October 28, 1939	Halifax	Murder	Lizzie Bowser, black [224]
Raymond Williams	20	Black	M	November 24, 1939	Sampson	Murder-Robbery	Nathan Reif, white [225]
Clarence Rogers	26	Black	M	January 19, 1940	Durham	Murder	Male, white [226] [ae]
Glenn Maxwell	50	Black	M		Alleghany	Murder	Charlie Shepherd, white [227]
William Young	23	Black	M	February 16, 1940	Hoke	Murder-Burglary	John Maultsby, white [228]
Nathaniel Bryant	18	Black	M
Robert Williams	20	Black	M	March 15, 1940	Cumberland	Rape	Female, 60, white [229]
Zeb Page	29	Black	M	April 5, 1940	Johnston	Rape	Elizabeth Stancill, white [230]
Simon Gibson	23	Black	M	May 24, 1940	New Hanover	Rape	Female, white [231]
Charlie Hopkins	63	Black	M	June 14, 1940	Rutherford	Murder	Roy Watkins, white [232]
Lee Flynn	44	White	M	June 28, 1940	McDowell	Murder	Female, white (wife) [233]
Zedekiel Smith	29	Black	M	December 6, 1940	Sampson	Murder-Robbery	William Daniel, 60, white [234]
Dollie Hudson	27	Black	M	April 18, 1941	Northampton	Murder	Hampton W. Elliott, white [235]	J. Melville Broughton
Sylvester Woodard	30	Black	M	May 2, 1941	Wayne	Murder	Lille Townsend, black (lover) [236]
James Shaw	21	Black	M	May 23, 1941	Columbus	Murder	James Freeman, black [237] [238]
Fleet Wall	33	Black	M	June 6, 1941	Anson	Murder	Laura May Wall, 27, black (wife) [239]
Noah Cureton	51	Black	M	June 13, 1941	Mecklenburg	Murder	John William Hennekin, black [240]
Hubert Cash	40	White	M	August 22, 1941	Durham	Murder	Female, white (wife) [241]
Tom Melvin	42	Black	M	September 5, 1941	Wayne	Murder	Irby Holmes, white [242]
George Peele	20	Black	M	October 10, 1941	Bertie	Murder	E. W. Gray, 78, white [243] [244]
Luther Morrow	26	Black	M	December 12, 1941	Union	Murder	Lottie Belle Morrow, black (wife) [245]
Roland Wescott	21	White	M	January 9, 1942	New Hanover	Murder	Female, white (fiancee) [246]
Roy Sturdivant	29	Black	M	February 13, 1942	Bladen	Murder	Ida Mae Sturdivant, black (wife) [247]
Arthur Gibson	32	Black	M	August 7, 1942	Buncombe	Rape	Female, 6, black [248] [af]
Walter Smith	63	White	M	August 21, 1942	Wayne	Murder	Alfonzo Price, white [249]
Herman Allen	35	White	M	October 30, 1942	Johnston	Murder	Three people, white [250] [ag]
Otis Harris	17	Black	M		Bertie	Rape	Mrs. Warren, white [251]
William Long	31	Black	M	November 31, 1942	Pitt	Murder	Two females, black (wife and aunt)
Rosanna Phillips	25	Black	F	January 1, 1943	Durham	Murder-Robbery	Harry F. Watkins, 64, white [252]
Daniel Phillips	29	Black	M
Sam Hairston	22	Black	M	January 29, 1943	Forsyth	Rape	Female, 52, white [253]
Palmer Meares	35	White	M	February 19, 1943	Robeson	Murder	George Allen, white (uncle-in-law) [254]
John Lee	19	Black	M	April 16, 1943	Camden	Burglary-Attempted rape	Female, white [255]
Lewis Moody	26	Black	M	May 21, 1943	Northampton	Murder	John Arthur Kee, black [256]
Bill Bryant	39	White	M	June 4, 1943	McDowell	Murder-Robbery	Joseph R. McNeely, 76, white [257]
Harvey Hunt	21	Native American	M		Robeson	Rape	Eldora Hinson Eason, white [258]
Purcell Smith	22	Native American	M
James Utley	24	Black	M	June 18, 1943	Montgomery	Murder	J. T. Collins and Cora Lee Utley, black (brother-in-law and sister) [259]
William Poole	29	Black	M	October 8, 1943	Pasquotank	Murder	Andrew Jackson Sawyer, white [260]
Willie Smith	47	Black	M	October 29, 1943	Warren	Murder-Robbery	Vernon Powell, white [261]
John Redfern	40	Black	M	November 26, 1943	Wake	Murder	Zeb Sturdivant, white [262]
Clyde Grass	31	White	M	December 10, 1943	Cabarrus	Murder	Annie Lee Stafford and W. A. Godwin, white (sister- and father-in-law) [263]
Alex Harris	48	White	M	January 28, 1944	Hoke	Murder	Mrs. E. A. Bill, white [264] [ah]
Andrew Farrell	25	White	M	February 18, 1944	Durham	Rape [ai]	Female, 8, white (step-daughter) [265]
Waymon Grainger	31	Black	M	February 25, 1944	Columbus	Murder	Harry V. Phipps, white [266]
James Taylor	48	Black	M	November 3, 1944	Wake	Murder	J. L. Taylor, white [267]
Charles Alexander	24	Black	M	November 17, 1944	Halifax	Rape [aj]	Female, 9, black [268]
George Brooks	20	Black	M	November 24, 1944	Mecklenburg	Rape	Female, white [269]
James Buchanan	19	Black	M
Bessie Williams	19	Black	F	December 29, 1944	Mecklenburg	Murder-Robbery	Mack Minyard, white [270]
Ralph Thompson	18	Black	M
Melvin Wade	24	Black	M		Scotland	Rape	Annie Mae Terry, 11, black [271]
Elmer Biggs	23	White	M	March 9, 1945	Guilford	Murder-Robbery	Edgar J. Swanson, 55, white [272]	R. Gregg Cherry
John Messer	21	White	M
William Biggs	21	White	M
Horis Hill	23	Black	M	May 25, 1945	Jones	Murder	Mae Horton (lover) and Lou Horton Wilson, black [273] [274]
Lacy McDaniel	34	Black	M	June 6, 1945	Guilford	Rape	Female, white [275]
William Jones	53	Black	M	June 22, 1945	Wake	Murder	Female, black (wife)
Henry French	35	Black	M		Montgomery	Murder	Duck LeGrand, black [276] [ak]
Burnett Williams	24	Black	M	October 26, 1945	Lee	Rape	Female, white
Edward Mays	55	Black	M	November 2, 1945	Lee	Murder-Rape	Mattie L. Salmon, 75, white [277]
Walter Hightower	32	Black	M	February 15, 1946	Wilkes	Murder [al]	William Bunker, black [278]
Alligood King	32	Black	M	April 24, 1946	Lenoir	Murder-Rape	Mrs. Raymond T. Hardy, white [279]
Thomas Hart	23	Black	M	May 4, 1946	Halifax	Murder	Al Preston, black [280] [am]
Gurney Herring	25	Black	M	May 24, 1946	Wayne	Rape	Clarinette Brock, 44, black [281]
George Walker	23	Black	M	June 21, 1946	Harnett	Rape	Geraldine Butler, 13, white [282]
Fab Stewart	42	Black	M	June 28, 1946	Wake	Murder	Sgt. Ernest Jones Jr., black [283]
Fred Deaton	39	White	M		Gaston	Murder	Walter A. Clark, white [284]
Robert Nash	44	White	M	November 1, 1946	Wake	Murder	Margie Parker, white [285]
Charles Primus Jr.	26	Black	M	November 22, 1946	Wake	Rape-Robbery	Virginia Lipscomb, white [286]
Wilbert Johnson	24	Black	M
Herman Matthews	19	Black	M	December 13, 1946	Sampson	Murder-Robbery	John Allison, black [287]
Calvin Williams	18	Black	M
Otis Ragland	30	Black	M	March 14, 1947	Martin	Rape	Female, white [288]
Bennie Montgomery	23	Black	M	March 28, 1947	Union	Murder-Robbery	William Marvin Mangum, white [289]
Richard Horton	24	Black	M	April 4, 1947	Wilkes	Murder-Robbery	Francis Baker, 26, white [290]
Eunice Martin	30	Black	M	April 11, 1947	Forsyth	Murder	Bernice Martin, black (estranged wife) [291] [292]
Ben McLeod	27	Black	M	May 23, 1947	Scotland	Murder	William Kenneth Lowery, 1, Native American [293] [294] [295] [an]
James Farmer	20	Black	M	June 6, 1947	Johnston	Murder	Robert T. Mitchell, 26, white [296] [297]
Albert Sanders	21	Black	M
Roy Kirksey	25	Black	M	June 27, 1947	Columbus	Murder	Eloise W. Kirksey, black (wife) [298] [299]
Woodrow Brown	26	Black	M		Wake	Rape	Stella Edwards, 67, white [300] [299]
Moses Artis	42	Black	M		Duplin	Murder	George Houston, white [301] [299]
Willie Cherry	25	Black	M	October 3, 1947	Northampton	Burglary-Attempted rape	Female, white [302]
Earl O'Dear	24	White	M		Jackson	Murder-Robbery	Jack and Margie Hall, 20 (Margie), white [303]
Robert Messer	21	White	M
Jethro Lampkins	20	Black	M		Mecklenburg	Murder-Robbery	Thomas F. McClure, white [304] [305]
Richard McCain	21	Black	M
Oscar Douglas	40	Black	M	October 10, 1947	Davie	Rape	Mrs. Hubert Foster, white [306]
Lester Stanley	27	Black	M	October 31, 1947	Edgecombe	Murder	Shirley Ruffin Stanley, black (wife) [307] [308]
Grady Brown	27	Black	M		Henderson	Murder	George Bowman, white (guard) [309] [308]
Thurman Mann		Black	M
J. C. Brooks	29	Black	M
Marvin Bell	33	White	M	November 14, 1947	Wilkes	Rape	Peggy Ruth Shore, 15, white [310] [311]
Ralph Letteral	35	White	M
Willie Little		Black	M		Wake	Rape	Mrs. Fletcher Rook, white [312]
Frank Black	20	Black	M	January 2, 1948	Lenoir	Murder-Robbery	William L. Corey, white [313]
John Breeze		Black	M	January 16, 1948	Orange	Murder	Agnes Wilkerson, 71, white [314] [315]
Buster Hooks	28	Black	M	April 23, 1948	Randolph	Rape	Mrs. Ora Hughes Bouldin, white [316] [317]
Booker Anderson	29	Black	M		Pitt	Murder-Arson	Three people, black [318] [317] [ao]
James Jackson	50	Black	M	May 7, 1948	Burke	Murder-Burglary	David Howard Francum, 59, white [319]
Henderson Wilson	27	Black	M	June 4, 1948	Davidson	Murder-Robbery	Robert B. Hayes, black [320]
George Hammonds	30	Black	M
James West	20	Black	M	November 19, 1948	Duplin	Murder-Robbery	Walter Johnson, 64, white [321]
James Creech	37	White	M	January 28, 1949	Johnston	Murder	Mattie Woodall Creech, 28, white (wife) [322]	W. Kerr Scott
Emmett Garner	42	White	M	March 18, 1949	Harnett	Murder	Dessie Garner, white (wife) [323]
Roy Cockrell	42	White	M	March 25, 1949	Nash	Murder	Female, white (wife) [324]
James Lewis	26	Black	M	June 17, 1949	Robeson	Murder	Female, black (wife) [325]
Monroe Medlin	23	Black	M	December 9, 1949	Mecklenburg	Murder-Burglary	Mrs. Esley O. Anderson, white [326]
Audie Brown	27	Black	M		Randolph	Murder-Robbery	Edgar Melvin Cain, white [327]
Allen T. Reid	29	Black	M		Wilson	Burglary-Attempted rape	Mrs. James Barnes, white [328]
Uzelle Jones	35	Black	M	December 16, 1949	Hoke	Murder	Flora Belle Anderson, black [329]
Leander Jacobs	29	Native American	M	December 30, 1949	Robeson	Murder-Robbery	Martin L. Blackwell, 79, white [330]
Hector Chavis	28	Native American	M
Lee Heller	47	Black	M	January 6, 1950	Catawba	Murder	Nettie Heller, 43, black (wife) [331] [ap]
Jack Bridges	22	White	M	May 19, 1950	Wake	Murder	Keston Norris Privette, white [332]
Claude Shackleford	34	White	M	July 21, 1950	Guilford	Rape	Female, 10, white [333]
Covey Lamm	48	White	M	November 10, 1950	Wilson	Murder	Mettie Lamm, 43, white (wife) [334]
Ernest Lyles	33	Black	M	November 24, 1950	Franklin	Rape	Daisy Etheridge, 65, white [335]
Curtis Shedd	29	White	M	March 23, 1951	Macon	Murder	Jo Ann and Johnnie Mae Boyter, 8 and 14, white [336]
James Hall	36	White	M	March 29, 1951	Jackson	Murder-Rape	Laura Ellen Taylor, 22, white (sister-in-law) [337]
John Rogers	24	Black	M	April 27, 1951	Sampson	Murder-Rape-Robbery	Eunice Kornegay, white [338]
John Roman	28	Black	M	June 6, 1952	Davidson	Murder-Rape-Robbery	Beulah Miller Hinshaw, 65, white [339]
Lafayette Miller	22	Black	M	May 1, 1953	Beaufort	Murder	Harvey C. Boyd, white [340]	William B. Umstead
Clyde Brown	22	Black	M	May 29, 1953	Forsyth	Rape	Betty Jane Clifton, 17, white [341]
Raleigh Speller	51	Black	M		Bertie	Rape	Female, white [342]
Bennie Daniels	22	Black	M	November 6, 1953	Pitt	Murder	William Benjamin O'Neal, white [343]
Lloyd Daniels	22	Black	M
Richard Scales	29	Black	M	July 15, 1955	Guilford	Murder-Rape	Bertha and Betty Marie Cook, 31 and 7, white [344] [aq]	Luther H. Hodges
Robert Conner	31	Black	M	July 13, 1956	Forsyth	Murder-Robbery	Langston Roberts, black [345]
Ross McAfee	42	Black	M	November 22, 1957	Alexander	Burglary-Attempted rape [ar]	Mrs. Lovell Waugh, 17, white [346] [as]
Julius Bunton	21	Black	M	February 28, 1958	Guilford	Murder-Robbery	Clifford W. Phillips, white [347]
Matthew Bass	43	Black	M	December 5, 1958	Wake	Rape	Female, white [348]
Theodore Boykin	32	Black	M	October 27, 1961	Duplin	Murder-Rape-Robbery	Lena T. Barnes, white [349]	Terry Sanford

See also

• Capital punishment in North Carolina
• Crime in North Carolina

Notes

1. J. L. Sanders, his daughter Mattie Sanders, and granddaughter Irene Overton.
2. Previously murdered a black man and a white man named Roberts; acquitted in both cases.
3. Swinson had been implicated in several burglaries, at least one of which involved an attempted rape.
4. Also killed the man's daughter.
5. Also murdered her husband.
6. Previously murdered Lizzie Hill (black) in Winston-Salem and committed this crime after fleeing the city.
7. Mulatto.
8. Also murdered her husband.
9. Serving time as a trusty on a road gang for a similar crime against a black woman in New Hanover County at time of crime.
10. Second trial. First trial held in Haywood County.
11. Also raped his wife, Louise Cassidy.
12. Same crime as John Clyburn.
13. Same crime as David Devlin.
14. Also wanted for a murder committed in Franklin County in 1912.
15. Also stabbed James Pearce, who died within 10 days from the wound to his neck.
16. Phoebe murdered, Mary Ann raped. Also murdered Elsa Marshall (24, white) in Greenburgh, New York.
17. Serial killer, also murdered at least seven other people.
18. Also murdered Mr. Beal (also white) during the same crime.
19. Avant, who claimed to have fathered three of Calder's children, was sentenced to one day in jail for a federal white slavery charge after Calder told authorities Avant forced her to live "under a gun"; he murdered her ten days after his release.
20. His girlfriend Pauline McMillan, her mother, and a young girl.
21. Described as a "homosexual killing".
22. Serial rapist, previously convicted of assaulting two black women was and served two terms on a chain gang.
23. Burglary was part of a larger crime spree involving multiple burglaries, robberies, and kidnappings.
24. Same crime as Lonnie Gardner and Apsom Outlaw, his brother-in-law and brother respectively.
25. Same crime as Sylvester Outlaw, Apsom's brother.
26. Also charged with raping another woman a month prior.
27. Nicknamed the "Grey Mouse" and the "Slippery Eel", Morris was responsible for committing roughly 50 burglaries after escaping from prison, where he was serving a sentence of 30 to 80 years after being convicted of two counts of second degree burglary in 1938. After reviewing the case, Governor Clyde Hoey declined to grant clemency after concluding that at least two of the burglaries to which Morris had admitted his guilt involved attempted rape.
28. Raped the 45-year-old woman, a nurse, and stole $90 and two rings from her patient, Mrs. Frank Kilpatrick. Previously convicted of attempting to rape a black woman in Murphy and breaking into the home of a white woman in Blue Ridge.
29. Also attempted to rape Mrs. Butler.
30. Stole a pocket book and a pack of Chesterfield cigarettes.
31. Also confessed to being involved with the murder of a death row guard.
32. Serial rapist, believed to have similarly attacked "a number of small black girls" in Asheville.
33. William Raynor, Grady Lee (brother-in-law), and Ruth Allen (wife). Previously convicted of second degree murder for murdering Rev. W. H. Hodges after he caught Hodges sleeping with his first wife.
34. Also murdered her son, Eugene Bill, and daughter, Estelle Watson.
35. Statutory rape.
36. Statutory rape.
37. Also murdered her husband, Shang LeGrand, but was not convicted of this.
38. Described as a "homosexual killing."
39. Also convicted of second-degree murder for the murder of Marjorie Blackwood during the same incident.
40. Also killed William's parents, Henry T. and Fannie Lowery, and 17-year-old Edward Clifton Koonce, a white friend of the family, before setting their house on fire.
41. His girlfriend Willie Mae Cratch and her two children. Was on parole for his brother's murder at time of crime.
42. Previously served five years for manslaughter after fatally stabbing another black man, Roy Hull, and was suspected in the murders of two other men.
43. Bertha raped, Betty Marie murdered.
44. Also attempted to murder the victim. Last execution in the United States for burglary.
45. Also confessed to the murder of an elderly woman in Georgia in 1956.

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5. "Morrison Must Die". The Robesonian . March 14, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
6. Phillip Mills, NC, 1911 February 10, Espy Archive
7. Nathan Montague, 1911 February 15, Espy Archive
8. James Allison, 1911 February 24, Espy Archive
9. Lewis West, NC, 1911 May 5, Espy Archive
10. Norman Lewis, NC, 1911 May 12, Espy Archive
11. Norvell Jr. Marshall, NC, 1911 October 27, Espy Archive
12. Ross French, NC, 1911 November 24, Espy Archive
13. L. M. Sandlin, 1911 December 29, Espy Archive
14. Brad Bagley, 1912 May 17, Espy Archive
15. G. G. Wilkins, NC, 1912 June 21, Espy Archive
16. R. W. Cobb, NC, 1914 March 6, Espy Archive
17. Sidney Finger, NC, 1914 June 19, Espy Archive
18. Grady Lane, NC, 1914 August 21, Espy Archive
19. Jim Cameron, NC, 1914 August 28, Espy Archive
20. "Special Court For Stanly". The Polk County News . October 16, 1914. p. 8. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
21. Willie Bell, NC, 1915 July 8, Espy Archive
22. Charles Trull, 1915 September 3, Espy Archive
23. Jeff Dorsett, Ed Walker, 1916 January 28, Espy Archive
24. "He Electrocutes Negroes And Dies". The Wilmington Morning Star . January 29, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
25. Jim Cooper, NC, 1916 February 11, Espy Archive
26. Ernest Lowry, NC, 1916 February 25, Espy Archive
27. Will Black, NC, 1916 July 21, Espy Archive
28. Arthur Smith, NC, 1916 August 1, Espy Archive
29. John Savage, NC, 1916 August 4, Espy Archive
30. "John Savage Died Today In Chair". The Wilmington Dispatch . August 4, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
31. Bunke Maske, NC, 1917 May 25, Espy Archive
32. "Charlie Williams Pays The Penalty". The Statesville Sentinel . September 27, 1917. p. 6. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
33. "Lee Perkins Pays Death Penalty". The News and Observer . October 11, 1917. p. 3. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
34. "Aged Man Is Executed For Killing Farmer". The Evening Independent . November 9, 1917. p. 6. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
35. Earle Neville, NC, 1918 March 15, Espy Archive
36. Willie Williams, 1918 April 26, Espy Archive
37. "Frank Moore Electrocuted". The Concord Daily Tribune . May 24, 1918. p. 1. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
38. Herbert Perry, 1918 May 25, Espy Archive
39. "Lonnie Council Pays Penalty For Murder". The News and Observer . June 8, 1918. p. 8. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
40. "Baxter Cain Hobbles Down Death Lane On One Foot And Crutch". News and Record . September 14, 1918. p. 1. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
41. Napoleon Spencer, NC, 1918 December 20, Espy Archive
42. "Warren Negro Electrocuted". News and Record . April 27, 1919. p. 16. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
43. Tom Gwynn, 1919 June 27, Espy Archive
44. "Negro Electrocuted For Killing". The News and Observer . November 15, 1919. p. 8. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
45. Churchill Godley, 1920 January 16, Espy Archive
46. Gardner Cain, NC, 1920 March 5, Espy Archive
47. Ralph Conner, NC, 1920 September 20, Espy Archive
48. "Electrocute Negro In Prison Today". The Evening Independent . November 5, 1920. p. 8. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
49. Arthur McDowell, 1920 December 3, Espy Archive
50. "Two More Pay Penalty Of Death". The News and Observer . December 4, 1920. p. 2. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
51. "Hopkins Electrocuted". News and Record . March 22, 1921. p. 4. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
52. "Luke Frazier Dies In Chair". Winston-Salem Journal . May 28, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
53. Frank Henderson, 1921 October 10, Espy Archive
54. J. T. Harris, NC, 1921 October 20, Espy Archive
55. Harry Caldwell, NC, 1921 October 31, Espy Archive
56. W. P. Westmoreland, NC, 1921 November 21, Espy Archive
57. Claude Morehead, 1921 November 30, Espy Archive
58. Angus Murphy, NC, 1922 September 15, Espy Archive
59. "Woman Watches Negro Assailant Die For Crime". The Salisbury Post . October 12, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
60. "Negro Is Hanged; Watcher Faints". Spokane Daily Chronicle . March 1, 1923. p. 24. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
61. Willis Hardison, 1923 April 27, Espy Archive
62. Wiley Perry, NC, 1923 May 9, Espy Archive
63. "Governor Declines to Interfere in Sentence of Death Against D. M. Nobles of Columbus". The Robesonian . April 26, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
64. "Dan Nobles Put To Death At The State Prison". The Sentinel . June 26, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
65. Ed Dill, 1923 June 28, Espy Archive
66. "Ed Dill Groans Between Shocks". The News and Observer . June 29, 1923. p. 5. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
67. Jim Miller, NC, 1923 October 5, Espy Archive
68. John Goss, NC, 1923 December 7, Espy Archive
69. "John Goss Writes His Religious Faith". The News and Observer . December 9, 1923. p. 24. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
70. Lee Washington, NC, 1923 December 28, Espy Archive
71. "Vance Morgan Dies In Chair For Death Of Monroe Grocer". Asheville Citizen-Times . November 29, 1924. p. 12. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
72. Kenneth Hale, John Leake, 1925 January 5, Espy Archive
73. "Chowan Negro Pays Penalty For Crime". News and Record . February 19, 1925. p. 5. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
74. Elmer Stewart, NC, 1925 April 17, Espy Archive
75. Len Walton, NC, 1925 April 21, Espy Archive
76. "Negro Pays With His Life". The Salisbury Post . May 8, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
77. Jim Collins, 1925 June 5, Espy Archive
78. Will Williams, NC, 1925 June 12, Espy Archive
79. George Love, NC, 1925 June 19, Espy Archive
80. Thomas Robinson, 1925 October 2, Espy Archive
81. John McMillan, NC, 1925 October 2, Espy Archive
82. John Dawkins, NC, 1926 January 8, Espy Archive
83. Arthur Montague, 1926 January 22, Espy Archive
84. "The Negro Pays With Life For Murder". The News and Observer . June 12, 1926. p. 14. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
85. "John Williams Dies In Chair". The Salisbury Post . September 21, 1926. p. 9. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
86. "Slayer Executed". St. Petersburg Times . March 12, 1927. p. 25. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
87. Ernest Walker, NC, 1927 April 22, Espy Archive
88. Pearl Mitchell, 1927 June 10, Espy Archive
89. George Frank Bazemore, NC, 1927 September 23, Espy Archive
90. "Condemned Negro "Will Eat" Above". The Dispatch . December 8, 1927. p. 4. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
91. David Devlin, NC, 1928 February 17, Espy Archive
92. Clarence Thomas, NC, 1928 April 27, Espy Archive
93. John Clyburn, NC, 1928 May 25, Espy Archive
94. Larry Newsome, NC, 1928 September 28, Espy Archive
95. "Leo McCurry, Negro, Pays In Electric Chair For Slaying Of J. N. Dixon, Gaston Man". The Charlotte News . April 26, 1929. p. 4. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
96. Freddie Willey, NC, 1929 June 28, Espy Archive
97. Willis Buckner, NC, 1929 September 12, Espy Archive
98. Ernest Fox, NC, 1929 November 22, Espy Archive
99. Ray Evans, NC, 1930 March 14, Espy Archive
100. John Macon, 1930 April 4, Espy Archive
101. "One Shock Kills Robert Mangum". The News and Observer . April 18, 1930. p. 16. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
102. James Brumfield, NC, 1930 May 9, Espy Archive
103. James Spivey, NC, 1930 May 23, Espy Archive
104. Aaron Sharp, NC, 1930 September 26, Espy Archive
105. Willie Massey, NC, 1930 November 7, Espy Archive
106. Will Sloan, NC, 1930 November 7, Espy Archive
107. Sidney Gattis, NC, 1931 January 23, Espy Archive
108. "Death Penalty Paid By Two In Raleigh". The Herald-Sun . February 14, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
109. Dave McRae, NC, 1931 February 13, Espy Archive
110. Wilson Autry, NC, 1931 August 10, Espy Archive
111. Ben Goldston, 1931 August 21, Espy Archive
112. J. W. Ballard, NC, 1931 December 11, Espy Archive
113. Chevis Herring, NC, 1931 December 18, Espy Archive
114. Asbury Respus, 1932 January 8, Espy Archive
115. John Myers, NC, 1932 March 25, Espy Archive
116. "Dudley Moore Dies In Electric Chair". News and Record . April 30, 1932. p. 13. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
117. Plato Edney, NC, 1932 July 15, Espy Archive
118. Noel Donnell, 1932 August 26, Espy Archive
119. Leroy Lee, 1932 October 14, Espy Archive
120. Harvey Wallace, NC, 1932 December 16, Espy Archive
121. Alec Grier, NC, 1932 December 16, Espy Archive
122. "Twice-Convicted Slayer Dies in Electric Chair". The News and Observer . January 28, 1933. p. 10. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
123. David McNair, 1933 May 19, Espy Archive
124. Clay Foglemann, NC, 1933 August 4, Espy Archive
125. Bryant Stone, 1933 September 8, Espy Archive
126. Johnny Lee, NC, 1933 September 15, Espy Archive
127. "Johnny Lee Dies Friday In State Electric Chair". Washington Daily News . September 15, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
128. James Johnson, NC, 1934 March 16, Espy Archive
129. Jesse Brooks, NC, 1934 March 16, Espy Archive
130. Walter Thaxton, NC, 1934 March 23, Espy Archive
131. "Man Dies In Electric Chair". Washington Daily News . March 23, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
132. "Negro Electrocuted In N. Carolina Chair". Waycross Journal-Herald . April 27, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
133. James Sheffield, NC, 1934 May 18, Espy Archive
134. "Two Murderers Pay Penalties". Waycross Journal-Herald . May 18, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
135. Ossie Smith, NC, 1934 June 15, Espy Archive
136. Joe Dalton, NC, 1934 June 22, Espy Archive
137. Clyde Ferrell, NC, 1934 July 6, Espy Archive
138. John Edwards, NC, 1934 July 6, Espy Archive
139. George Keaton, NC, 1934 September 21, Espy Archive
140. Emanuel Bitting, NC, 1934 September 28, Espy Archive
141. Willie Crockett, NC, 1934 September 28, Espy Archive
142. Tom Johnson, NC, 1934 November 16, Espy Archive
143. R. E. Black, NC, 1934 December 7, Espy Archive
144. Rufus Satterfield, NC, 1934 December 13, Espy Archive
145. Sidney Etheridge, NC, 1935 March 15, Espy Archive
146. Louis Sentelle, 1935 July 12, Espy Archive
147. George Whitfield, 1935 July 12, Espy Archive
148. Dortch Waller, 1935 August 2, Espy Archive
149. William T. Williams, NC, 1935 August 2, Espy Archive
150. Houston McMillan, NC, 1935 August 9, Espy Archive
151. Caesar Miller, NC, 1935 September 6, Espy Archive
152. "Three Mountain Boys Pay Price For Their Crime". Waycross Journal-Herald . October 3, 1935. p. 5. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
153. "Indian Youths Face Gallows". Herald-Journal . November 9, 1935. p. 4. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
154. "Test Method Of Execution". The Windsor Daily Star . December 20, 1935. p. 31. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
155. PhD, William G. Hinkle, PhD and Gregory S. Taylor (2016). North Carolina State Prison. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   978-1-4671-1516-2.
156. "Electric Chair Declared More Humane Than Gas". Meriden Record . July 5, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
157. "The Chair vs. the Gas Chamber". Herald-Journal . July 6, 1938. p. 3. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
158. "Today In America". The Deseret News . January 7, 1939. p. 2. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
159. Robert Dunlap, 1936 January 17, Espy Archive
160. Allen Foster, NC, 1936 January 24, Espy Archive
161. Ed Jenkins, NC, 1936 January 31, Espy Archive
162. Thomas Watson, NC, 1936 February 7, Espy Archive
163. William Long, NC, 1936 February 7, Espy Archive
164. Jake Johnson, NC, 1936 March 19, Espy Archive
165. Ed Hester, NC, 1936 March 20, Espy Archive
166. Bright Buffkin, NC, 1936 March 27, Espy Archive
167. Germie Williams, NC, 1936 May 8, Espy Archive
168. "Lethal Execution". Sarasota Herald-Tribune . May 29, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
169. John Horne, NC, 1936 June 19, Espy Archive
170. Henry Grier, NC, 1936 July 10, Espy Archive
171. William Hodgin, NC, 1936 July 17, Espy Archive
172. Willie Galman, NC, 1936 August 21, Espy Archive
173. John Kinyon, 1936 August 21, Espy Archive
174. J. B. Carden, NC, 1936 September 4, Espy Archive
175. George Alston, NC, 1936 September 4, Espy Archive
176. John Pressley, NC, 1936 November 13, Espy Archive
177. Evans Macklin, NC, 1936 November 20, Espy Archive
178. Willie Tate, NC, 1936 November 20, Espy Archive
179. Martin Moore, NC, 1936 December 11, Espy Archive
180. Robert Brown, NC, 1937 July 9, Espy Archive
181. Sam Jones, NC, 1937 July 16, Espy Archive
182. Hunter Winchester, NC, 1937 July 23, Espy Archive
183. "2 Negroes Executed In Gas Cell". The Daily Dispatch . July 23, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
184. A. W. Watson, 1937 July 30, Espy Archive
185. "Exit Exum". Lawrence Journal-World . August 6, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
186. Larry McNeill, NC, 1937 August 13, Espy Archive
187. James McNeill, NC, 1937 August 13
188. Walter Caldwell, NC, 1937 December 10, Espy Archive
189. William Perry, 1937 December 10, Espy Archive
190. James Sermons, NC, 1938 January 21, Espy Archive
191. James Marshall, NC, 1938 February 4, Espy Archive
192. EXECUTED FOR BURGLARY. The Toledo News-Bee. 1938-02-04. p. 3.
193. Milford Exum, NC, 1938 February 18, Espy Archive
194. Edgar Smoak, 1938 February 18, Espy Archive
195. "Negro Wanted On Serious Charge Is Under Arrest". The Bladen Journal . August 26, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
196. "N. C. Executes Two". Herald-Journal . April 30, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
197. "Negro Put To Death For Attack On Girl". The Herald-Sun . June 11, 1938. p. 4. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
198. "Die For Assaults". The Tuscaloosa News . June 17, 1938. p. 2. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
199. Wash Turner, Bill Payne, Wiley Brice, 1938 July 1, Espy Archive
200. "Slayers Of Patrolman Die In Gas Chamber". The Bladen Journal . July 7, 1938. p. 4. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
201. Wiley Brice, NC, 1938 July 1, Espy Archive
202. Tom Linney, NC, 1938 September 23, Espy Archive
203. "Negro Slayer Put To Death". The Greensboro Record . September 30, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
204. "Iredell County Negro Gets Gas, Is 40th Victim". Washington Daily News . November 18, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
205. John Howie, NC, 1938 December 2, Espy Archive
206. Baxter Parnell, 1938 December 9, Espy Archive
207. King S. Stovall, 1939 January 20, Espy Archive
208. Clarence Bracy, NC, 1939 April 7, Espy Archive
209. Bat DeJournette, 1939 April 7, Espy Archive
210. James Dixon, 1939 May 5, Espy Archive
211. "Edward Lee Mattocks Executed For Slaying In Onslow County". The Greensboro Record . May 26, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
212. Dave Burney, NC, 1939 June 9, Espy Archive
213. Ed Alston, NC, 1939 June 16, Espy Archive
214. "Ed Alston Dies In Gas Chamber". The Greensboro Record . June 16, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
215. Bricey Hammonds, NC, 1939 July 7, Espy Archive
216. Alfred Caper, NC, 1939 July 7, Espy Archive
217. "Three Murderers Gassed at Prison". The News and Observer . July 8, 1939. p. 2. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
218. James Henderson, 1939 July 7, Espy Archive
219. Arthur Morris, NC, 1939 September 1, Espy Archive
220. "Article clipped from The Daily Times-News". The Daily Times-News. 1939-08-01. p. 8. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
221. James Godwin, 1939 September 22, Espy Archive
222. Charles Fain, 1939 October 6, Espy Archive
223. Willie Richardson, NC, 1939 October 27, Espy Archive
224. Claude Jr Bowser, NC, 1939 October 28, Espy Archive
225. Raymond Williams, 1939 November 24, Espy Archive
226. Clarence Rogers, NC, 1940 January 19, Espy Archive
227. Glenn Maxwell, 1940 January 19, Espy Archive
228. William Young, NC, 1940 February 16, Espy Archive
229. Robert Williams, NC, 1940 March 15, Espy Archive
230. "Negro Confesses Before Execution". The News and Observer . April 6, 1940. p. 12. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
231. "Negro Executed In Gas Chamber". The Robesonian . May 24, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
232. Charlie Hopkins, NC, 1940 June 14, Espy Archive
233. Lee Flynn, 1940 June 28, Espy Archive
234. Zedekiel Smith, NC, 1940 December 6, Espy Archive
235. Dollie Hudson, 1941 April 18, Espy Archive
236. Sylvester Woodard, NC, 1941 May 2, Espy Archive
237. James Shaw, NC, 1941 May 23, Espy Archive
238. "Columbus Negro Is Asphyxiated". The News and Observer . May 24, 1941. p. 12. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
239. Fleet Wall, 1941 June 6, Espy Archive
240. Noah Cureton, 1941 June 13, Espy Archive
241. Hubert Cash, NC, 1941 August 22, Espy Archive
242. Tom Melvin, 1941 September 5, Espy Archive
243. George Peele, NC, 1941 October 10, Espy Archive
244. "George Peele Executed Today". Rocky Mount Telegram . October 10, 1941. p. 11. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
245. Luther Morrow, NC, 1941 December 12, Espy Archive
246. Roland Wescott, NC, 1942 January 9, Espy Archive
247. Roy Sturdivant, NC, 1942 February 13, Espy Archive
248. Arthur Gibson, 1942 August 7, Espy Archive
249. Walter Smith, NC, 1942 August 21, Espy Archive
250. Herman Allen, 1942 October 30, Espy Archive
251. Otis Harris, NC, 1942 October 30, Espy Archive
252. "Man And His Wife Executed In N. C. In Farmer Death". Herald-Journal . January 2, 1943. p. 4. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
253. Sam Hairston, NC, 1943 January 29, Espy Archive
254. Palmer Meares, NC, 1943 February 19, Espy Archive
255. John Lee, NC, 1943 April 16, Espy Archive
256. Lewis Moody, NC, 1943 May 21, Espy Archive
257. Bill Bryant, 1943 June 4, Espy Archive
258. Purcell Smith, NC, 1943 June 4, Espy Archive
259. James Utley, NC, 1943 June 18, Espy Archive
260. William Poole, NC, 1943 October 8, Espy Archive
261. Willie Smith, 1943 October 29, Espy Archive
262. John Redfern, NC, 1943 November 26, Espy Archive
263. Clyde Grass, 1943 December 10, Espy Archive
264. Alex Harris, NC, 1944 January 28, Espy Archive
265. Andrew Farrell, NC, 1944 February 18, Espy Archive
266. Waymon Grainger, NC, 1944 February 25, Espy Archive
267. James Taylor, NC, 1944 November 3, Espy Archive
268. "Halifax Negro Pays Supreme Penalty For Rape Of Young Girl". The Herald-Sun . November 18, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
269. George Brooks, James Buchanan, 1944 November 24, Espy Archive
270. Bessie Williams, Ralph Thompson, 1944 December 29, Espy Archive
271. Melvin Wade, NC, 1944 December 29, Espy Archive
272. Elmer Biggs, John Messer, William Biggs, 1945 March 9, Espy Archive
273. "N. C. Executed Slayer of Sweetheart, Mother". The Afro American . June 2, 1945. p. 1. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
274. "Pays Penalty For Murder Of His Sweetheart, Mother". The Herald-Sun . May 26, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
275. Lacy McDaniel, 1945 June 6, Espy Archive
276. Henry French, NC, 1945 June 22, Espy Archive
277. Edward Mays, NC, 1945 November 2, Espy Archive
278. Walter Hightower, NC, 1946 February 15, Espy Archive
279. Alligood King, NC, 1946 April 26, Espy Archive
280. Thomas Hart, NC, 1946 May 4, Espy Archive
281. Gurney Herring, NC, 1946 May 24, Espy Archive
282. George Walker, 1946 June 21, Espy Archive
283. Fab Stewart, NC, 1946 June 28, Espy Archive
284. Fred Deaton, NC, 1946 June 28, Espy Archive
285. Robert Nash, NC, 1946 November 1, Espy Archive
286. Charles Jr Primus, NC, 1946 November 22, Espy Archive
287. Herman Matthews, NC, 1946 December 13, Espy Archive
288. Otis Ragland, NC, 1947 March 14, Espy Archive
289. Bennie Montgomery, NC, 1947 March 28, Espy Archive
290. "Wilkes County Negro To Die By Gas Today". The News and Observer . April 4, 1947. p. 18. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
291. Eunice Martin, NC, 1947 April 11, Espy Archive
292. "Murderer Goes to Death, Face Wreathed in Smile". The News and Observer . April 12, 1947. p. 10. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
293. Ben McLeod, NC, 1947 May 23, Espy Archive
294. "Clues Sought In Fire Deaths". The News and Observer . July 4, 1946. p. 14. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
295. "State Executes Scotland Negro". The News and Observer . May 24, 1947. p. 10. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
296. Albert Sanders, NC, 1947 June 6, Espy Archive
297. "First Double Execution Held In Gas Chamber". The Asheville Times . June 6, 1947. p. 18. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
298. Roy Kirksey, NC, 1947 June 27, Espy Archive
299. "Three Executed In North Carolina". San Jose News . June 27, 1947. p. 14. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
300. Woodrow Brown, NC, 1947 June 27, Espy Archive
301. "Three Executed In State Prison". The Wilmington Morning Star . June 28, 1947. p. 9. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
302. Willie Cherry, NC, 1947 October 3, Espy Archive
303. Earl O'Dear, NC, 1947 October 3, Espy Archive
304. Richard McCain, NC, 1947 October 3, Espy Archive
305. "North Carolina Executed Five In Gas Chamber". St. Petersburg Times . October 4, 1947. p. 7. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
306. Oscar Douglas, 1947 October 10, Espy Archive
307. Lester Stanley, NC, 1947 October 31, Espy Archive
308. "Four Convicted Murderers Executed In N. C. Prison". The Tuscaloosa News . October 31, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
309. Thurman Munn, NC, 1947 October 31, Espy Archive
310. Marvin Bell, NC, 1947 November 14, Espy Archive
311. "3 Die In State's Gas Chamber As Clemency Denied". The Robesonian . November 14, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
312. Willie Little, NC, 1947 November 14, Espy Archive
313. "Frank Black Is Executed At Raleigh". Winston-Salem Journal . January 3, 1948. p. 12. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
314. "Slayer Who Got Yule Reprieve Is Executed". Reading Eagle . January 16, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
315. "Negro Who Won Yule Respite Is Executed". The Asheville Times . January 16, 1948. p. 12. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
316. Buster Hooks, 1948 April 22, Espy Archive
317. "Two Negroes Executed In Gas Chamber". The Reidsville Review . April 23, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
318. Booker Anderson, NC, 1948 April 23, Espy Archive
319. James Jackson, 1948 May 7, Espy Archive
320. Henderson Wilson, George Hammonds, 1948 June 4, Espy Archive
321. James West, NC, 1948 November 19, Espy Archive
322. James Creech, 1949 January 28, Espy Archive
323. "Emmett Garner Goes To Death In Gas Chamber". Star-News . March 18, 1949. p. 25. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
324. Roy Cockrell, NC, 1949 March 25, Espy Archive
325. "Lewis Was Calm". The Robesonian . June 17, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
326. Monroe Medlin, 1949 December 9, Espy Archive
327. Audie Brown, 1949 December 9, Espy Archive
328. Allen T. Reid, NC, 1949 December 9, Espy Archive
329. "Execution Stay Granted Bridges By Chief Justice". Star-News . December 15, 1949. p. 21. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
330. Hector Chavis, NC, 1949 December 30, Espy Archive
331. Lee Heller, 1950 January 6, Espy Archive
332. Jack Bridges, NC, 1950 May 19, Espy Archive
333. Claude Shackleford, 1950 July 21, Espy Archive
334. Covey Lamm, NC, 1950 November 10, Espy Archive
335. "Negro Executed Today For Rape Of White Woman". The Dispatch . November 24, 1950. p. 1. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
336. Curtis Shedd, NC, 1951 March 23, Espy Archive
337. James Hall, 1951 March 29, Espy Archive
338. John Rogers, NC, 1951 April 27, Espy Archive
339. John Roman, 1952 June 6, Espy Archive
340. Lafayette Miller, NC, 1953 May 1, Espy Archive
341. Clyde Brown, NC, 1953 May 29, Espy Archive
342. Raleigh Speller, NC, 1953 May 29, Espy Archive
343. Lloyd Daniels, NC, 1953 November 6, Espy Archive
344. Richard Scales, 1955 July 15, Espy Archive
345. Robert Conner, NC, 1956 July 13, Espy Archive
346. Ross Mcafee, NC, 1957 November 22, Espy Archives
347. Julius Bunton, 1958 February 28, Espy Archive
348. "Convicted Rapist Executed In N.C." Herald-Journal . December 6, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
349. Theodore Boykin, NC, 1961 October 27, Espy Archives