List of people executed in Texas, 1960–1964

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1960 and 1964. During this period 29 people were executed by electrocution at the Huntsville Unit in Texas. ^{[1] [2]}

Joseph Johnson became the last person in Texas to be executed by the electric chair on July 30, 1964. ^[3] In addition, James Echols became the last person in Texas to be executed for a crime other than murder (for participating in a gang rape, on May 7, 1964). ^[4] It would be 18 years before the next execution took place in Texas; all subsequent executions have been for murder. Echols was also the last juvenile offender to be executed in the United States prior to Furman v. Georgia. No other juvenile offenders would be executed in the United States until Charles Rumbaugh in 1985.

Executions 1960–1964

1960 – 8 executions
#	Executed person	Race	Age	Sex	Date of execution	Crime(s)	Governor
333	Junior Williams	Black	30	M	05-Mar-1960	Rape	Price Daniel
334	Nearvel Moon	White	19	M	28-Apr-1960	Robbery and Murder
335	Howard Draper Jr.	Black	28	M	26-May-1960	Rape
336	George William (or Williams)	Black	30	M	08-Jul-1960	Robbery and Murder
337	Willie Philpot	Black	27	M	15-Jul-1960	Rape and Murder
338	George Moses	Black	30	M	12-Aug-1960	Murder
339	Eusebio Martinez	Hispanic	26	M	27-Aug-1960	Rape and Murder
340	Samuel Holmes	Black	22	M	30-Nov-1960	Rape
1961 – 3 executions
341	Charles Williams	Black	20	M	03-Jun-1961	Rape
342	James Edwards	Black	30	M	23-Jun-1961	Rape
343	Fred Leath	White	40	M	09-Nov-1961	Murder
1962 – 9 executions
344	Charles Forgey	White	23	M	10-Jan-1962	Rape
345	Roosevelt Wiley	Black	29	M	11-Jan-1962	Robbery and Murder
346	Donald Wilson	White	22	M	20-Mar-1962	Robbery and Murder
347	Adrian Johnson	Black	19	M	19-Apr-1962	Murder
348	Herbert Bradley [5] [6]	Black	20	M	15-May-1962	Robbery
349	Howard Stickney	White	24	M	23-May-1962	Murder
350	Walter Mosley	White	26	M	18-Jul-1962	Murder
351	Bobby Stein	Black	29	M	05-Sep-1962	Robbery and Murder
352	Roscoe Gibson	Black	39	M	06-Oct-1962	Rape
1963 – 4 executions
353	Joe Sneed	Black	29	M	03-Jan-1963	Rape
354	Bennie McIntyre	Black	20	M	20-Jan-1963	Rape	John Connally
355	Leo Luton	White	34	M	20-Feb-1963	Robbery and Murder
356	John Lavan Jr.	Black	34	M	31-Mar-1963	Murder and Burglary
1964 – 5 executions
357	Jesse Parker	Black	23	M	12-Feb-1964	Rape
358	Bobby Bradford	Black	32	M	11-Mar-1964	Murder
359	Laurence O'Connor [7]	Black	26	M	26-Apr-1964	Rape
360	James Echols	Black	19	M	07-May-1964	Rape
361	Joseph Johnson Jr. [3]	Black	30	M	30-Jul-1964	Murder
Sources: List of electrocuted offenders by the TDJC, [2] and The Espy File: 1608–2002. [1]

Preceded by List of people executed in Texas, 1950–1959

Lists of people executed in Texas

Succeeded by List of people executed in Texas, 1982–1989

See also

• Capital punishment in Texas

References

1. The Espy File: 1608–2002. Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
2. List of Electrocuted Offenders Archived 2011-06-12 at the Wayback Machine . Texas Department of Criminal Justice . Retrieved 23 February 2009.
3. "Johnson v. State". Justia Law. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
4. "Houston Rapist is Electrocuted". Corsicana Daily Sun. May 7, 1964. p. 9. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
5. "Texas Negro Is Executed For Robbery". The Titusville Herald. Associated Press. May 17, 1962. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
6. "Negro dies in Texas electric chair for wounding white man". Indianapolis Recorder. May 19, 1962. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
7. "Negro Draws Chair For Rape of Woman". Del Rio News Herald. Associated Press. April 18, 1963. Retrieved June 25, 2017.

External links

• Death Row 1923-1973. Texas Department of Criminal Justice

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