List of people executed in Connecticut

This is a list of people executed in Connecticut, prior to the abolition of capital punishment in the state on April 25, 2012.

List

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"

! Name !! Age !! Race !! Sex !! Occupation !! Crime !! Date !! Method !! County !! Notes

| Nepauduck

| —

| Native American

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Beheading

| New Haven

| Spencer, George

| 41/42

| White

| Male

| Servant

| Sodomy

| Hanging

| New Haven

|Plaine, William

|56

|White

|Male

|Sodomy

|Hanging

|New Haven

|Note 4

| Young, Alse

| 31-32

| White

| Female

| —

| Witchcraft

| Hanging

| Hartford

| Johnson, Mary

| —

| White

| Female

| Servant

| Witchcraft

| Hanging

| —

| Carrington, Sr, John

| 37

| White

| Male

| Carpenter

| Witchcraft

| March 1651

| Hanging

| Hartford

| Carrington, Joan

| —

| White

| Female

| Housewife

| Witchcraft

| March 1651

| Hanging

| Hartford

| Bassett (Holland), Margery "Goody"

| —

| White

| Female

| Housewife

| Witchcraft

| Hanging

| Fairfield

| Knapp, Elizabeth

| —

| White

| Female

| Housewife

| Witchcraft

| Hanging

| Fairfield

|Gilbert, Lydia

|White

|Female

|Murder (by Witchcraft)

|December 15, 1654

|Hanging

| Walter Robinson

| 15

| White

| Male

| —

| Sodomy

| Hanging

| New Haven

| John Knight

| —

| White

| Male

| —

| Sodomy

| Hanging

| New Haven

| Greensmith, Nathaniel

| —

| White

| Male

| —

| Witchcraft

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" | Hanging

| rowspan="2" | Hartford

| rowspan="2" | Note 1

| Greensmith, Rebecca

| —

| White

| Female

| Housewife

|Witchcraft

| Barnes, Mary

| 36

| White

| Female

| Housewife

| Witchcraft (exonerated 2023)

| Hanging

| Hartford

| Potter, William

| —

| White

| Male

| —

| Sodomy

| Hanging

| New Haven

|Briggs, Ruth

|White

|Female

|Murder

|June 1668

|Hanging

|Hartford

|Rood, Thomas

|46

|White

|Male

|Incest

|October 18, 1672

|Hanging

|New London

| —

| Native American

| Male

| —

| Murder

| rowspan="3" |

| rowspan="3" | Hanging

| rowspan="3" | New Haven

| rowspan="3" | Note 2

| —

| Native American

| Male

| —

|Murder

| —

| Native American

| Male

| —

|Murder

|Thomas, Abigail

|White

|Female

|Murder

|May 27, 1708

|Hanging

|Hartford

|Waisoiusksquaw

|Native American

|Female

|Murder

|May 15, 1711

|Hanging

| Garrett, Catherine

| 27

| Native American

| Female

| Servant

| Murder

| Hanging

| New London

|Jack

|Black

|Rape

| rowspan="2" |November 16, 1743

| rowspan="2" |Hanging

| rowspan="2" |Hartford

|Kate

|Black

|Murder

|Shaw, Elizabeth

|White

|Murder

|December 18, 1745

|Hanging

|Windham

|Cuff

|Black

|Slave

|Rape

|May 15, 1749

|Hanging

|New Haven

| Bramble, Sarah

| —

| White

| Female

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| New London

| Frazier, Isaac

| —

| Male

| —

| Burglary

| Hanging

| New Haven

| Jacobs, John

| —

| Native American

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| Litchfield

| Paul, Moses

| —

| Native American

| Male

| Drifter

| Murder

| Hanging

| New Haven

| Dunbar, Moses

| 30

| White

| Male

| Farmer

| Treason

| Hanging

| Hartford

| Griswold

| —

| White

| Male

| —

| Treason

| Hanging

| New Haven

| Davenport, Barnet

| 20

| White

| Male

| Servant

| Murder

| Hanging

| Litchfield

| Ocuish, Hannah

| 12

| Native American

| Female

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| New London

| Mountain, Joseph

| 33

| Black

| Male

| —

| Rape

| Hanging

| New Haven

| Doane, Richard

| —

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| Hartford

| Starr, Thomas

| —

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| Middlesex

| Anthony

| —

| Black

| Male

| Freedman

| Rape

| Hanging

| Fairfield

| Adams, Caleb

| 18

| White

| Male

| Laborer

| Murder

| Hanging

| Windham

| Freeman, Samuel

| 25

| Black

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| Windham

| Niles, Henry

| —

| Native American

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| New London

| Babcock, Miner

| —

| Black

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| New London

| Lung, Peter

| —

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| Middlesex

| Adams, Amos

| 28

| Black

| Male

| —

| Rape

| Hanging

| Fairfield

| Bailey, Adonijah

| 79

| —

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| Windham

| Note 3

| Washington, George

| —

| Native American

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| Tolland

| Watkins, Oliver

| —

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| Windham

| Teller, William

| 28

| White

| Male

| Convict

| Murder

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" | Hanging

| rowspan="2" | Hartford

| rowspan="2" | Note 1

| Reynolds, Caesar

| 30

| White

| Male

| Convict

|Murder

| Sherman

| —

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| New London

| Potter, Andrew

| —

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| New Haven

| Foote, Henry

| —

| White

| Male

| —

| rowspan="2" | Murder

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" | Hanging

| rowspan="2" | New Haven

| rowspan="2" | Note 1

| McCaffrey, James

| —

| White

| Male

| —

| Jennings, Michael

| 18

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| New Haven

| Toole, Gerald

| —

| Male

| Convict

| Murder

| Hanging

| Hartford

| Starkweather, Albert

| 25

| White

| Male

| Farmer

| Murder

| Hanging

| Hartford

| Wilson, James

| 47

| White

| Male

| Convict

| Murder

| Hanging

| Hartford

| Hamlin, Henry

| —

| White

| Male

| Convict

| Murder

| Hanging

| Hartford

| Smith, James "Chip"

| —

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| New Haven

| Palladoni, Phillip

| —

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| Fairfield

| Swift, John

| —

| White

| Male

| Piano player

| Murder

| Hanging

| Hartford

| Scheele, Jacob

| —

| White

| Male

| Saloon keeper

| Murder

| Hanging

| Fairfield

| Borjensen, Andrew

| —

| White

| Male

| Laborer

| Murder

| Hanging

| Litchfield

| Petrillo, Angelo

| —

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| New Haven

| Cronin, John

| 38

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| Hartford

| Hartlein, Kaspar

| 40

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| Hartford

| Kippie, Thomas F.

| 42

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| New Haven

| Fuda, Giuseppe

| 31

| White

| Male

| Laborer

| Murder

| Hanging

| Fairfield

| Imposino, Nicodemo

| 22

| White

| Male

| Laborer

| Murder

| Hanging

| Fairfield

| Boinay, Charles A.

| 34

| White

| Male

| Wire weaver

| Murder

| Hanging

| Fairfield

| Willis, Benjamin R.

| 21

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| Fairfield

| Brockhaus, Frederick M.

| 21

| White

| Male

| Criminal

| Murder

| Hanging

| Fairfield

| Cross, Charles B.

| 18

| White

| Male

| Farmhand

| Murder

| Hanging

| Fairfield

| Misik, Paul

| 34

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| Hartford

| Watson, Joseph

| 18

| Black

| Male

| Valet

| Murder

| Hanging

| Hartford

| Marx, Gershon

| 73

| White

| Male

| Farmer

| Murder

| Hanging

| New London

| Sherouk, Ephriam

| 24

| White

| Male

| Laborer

| Murder

| Hanging

| Tolland

| Bailey, Henry G.

| 40

| White

| Male

| Farmhand

| Murder

| Hanging

| Middlesex

| Herman, Alexander

| 26

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| Fairfield

| Washelesky, John

| 32

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| New Haven

| Rossi, Lorenzo

| 31

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| Hartford

| Zett, John

| 48

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| Tolland

| Campagnolo, Giuseppe

| 28

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" | Hanging

| rowspan="2" | New Haven

| rowspan="2" | Note 1

| Carfaro, Raffaele

| 19

| White

| Male

| —

|Murder

| Zawedzianczek, John

| 28

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| Hartford

| Tanganelli, Andrea

| 26

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| New Haven

| Redding, George, Jr.

| 21

| White

| Male

| Produce clerk

| Murder

| Hanging

| New Haven

| Saxon, Louis

| 29

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| Hartford

| Plew, James

| 48

| White

| Male

| Farmhand

| Murder

| Hanging

| New Haven

| Rikteraitis, Matijins

| 29

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| New Haven

| Buonomo, Joseph

| 24

| White

| Male

| Criminal

| Murder

| Hanging

| Fairfield

| Bergeron, Joseph

| 40

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| New Haven

| Montvid, Bernard

| 23

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| Hartford

| Grela, Frank

| 41

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| Hartford

| Roe, Harry

| 22

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" | Hanging

| rowspan="2" | Hartford

| rowspan="2" | Note 1

| Williams, Isaac

| 30

| White

| Male

| —

|Murder

| Zuppa, Pasquale

| 28

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| New Haven

| Vetere, Francisco

| 25

| White

| Male

| Entertainer

| Murder

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" | Hanging

| rowspan="2" | New Haven

| rowspan="2" | Note 1

| Castelli, Joseph

| 24

| White

| Male

| —

|Murder

| Buglione, Stephen

| 20

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" | Hanging

| rowspan="2" | Hartford

| rowspan="2" | Note 1

| Donvanso, Giovanni

| 21

| White

| Male

| —

|Murder

| Wise, William

| 23

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| Hartford

| Dusso, Frank

| 25

| White

| Male

| Longshoreman

| Murder

| rowspan="3" |

| rowspan="3" | Hanging

| rowspan="3" | New Haven

| rowspan="3" | Note 2

| Pisaniello, Carmine

| 21

| White

| Male

| —

|Murder

| Lanzillo, Carmine

| 24

| White

| Male

| Laborer

|Murder

| Perretta, Erasmo

| 28

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" | Hanging

| rowspan="2" | Hartford

| rowspan="2" | Note 1

| Perretta, Joseph

| 33

| White

| Male

| —

|Murder

| Nechesnook, Nikifor

| 28

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| New Haven

| Cerrone, Daniel

| 31

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| New Haven

| Wade, Elwood

| 24

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| Fairfield

| Kaurawskas, John

| 36

| White

| Male

| Laborer

| Murder

| Hanging

| New Haven

| Schutte, Emil

| 55

| White

| Male

| Merchant

| Murder

| Hanging

| Middlesex

| Chapman, Gerald

| 35

| White

| Male

| Gangster

| Murder

| Hanging

| Hartford

| Wing, Soo Hoo

| 19

| Asian

| Male

| —

| Murder

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" | Hanging

| rowspan="2" | Hartford

| rowspan="2" | Note 1

| Lung, Chin

| 33

| Asian

| Male

| —

|Murder

| Feltovic, John

| 19

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| Fairfield

| Dibattista, Frank

| 26

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| Hartford

| Lorenzo, Henry

| 26

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| Hartford

| Simborski, John

| 30

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Hanging

| New Haven

| McElroy, James

| 45

| White

| Male

| Steamfitter

| Murder

| Electrocution

| New Haven

| Palka, Frank

| 26

| White

| Male

| Mechanic

| Murder

| Electrocution

| Fairfield

| Weaver, Ira

| 36

| White

| Male

| Handyman

| Murder

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" | Electrocution

| rowspan="2" | Middlesex

| rowspan="2" | Note 1

| Cots, Vincent

| 32

| White

| Male

| Mechanic

|Murder

| Gurski, Peter

| 28

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Electrocution

| Litchfield

| Funderburk, Wilson

| 38

| Black

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Electrocution

| Hartford

| Decaro, Carlo

| 20

| White

| Male

| Factory worker

| Murder

| Electrocution

| Hartford

| Rossi, Nicholas

| 33

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Electrocution

| Hartford

| Lewie, Raymond

| 19

| White

| Male

| rowspan="3" | Convict

| rowspan="3" | Murder

| rowspan="3" |

| rowspan="3" | Electrocution

| rowspan="3" | Hartford

| rowspan="3" | Note 2

| Tommaselli, Arthur

| 25

| White

| Male

| McCarthy, James

| 21

| White

| Male

| Bradley, Robert

| 38

| Black

| Male

| Trash collector

| Murder

| Electrocution

| New Haven

| Lorain, William

| 34

| White

| Male

| —

| Murder

| Electrocution

| Hartford

| Malm, Robert

| 32

| White

| Male

| Dishwasher

| Murder

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" | Electrocution

| Hartford

| rowspan="2" | Note 1

| Donahue, John

| 22

| White

| Male

| Parolee

|Murder

| Fairfield

| Davies, George

| 41

| White

| Male

| Machine tool operator

| Murder

| Electrocution

| New Haven

| Wojculewicz, Frank

| 42

| White

| Male

| Gangster

| Murder

| Electrocution

| Hartford

| Taborsky, Joseph L.

| 36

| White

| Male

| Gangster

| Murder

| Electrocution

| Hartford

| Ross, Michael B.

| 45

| White

| Male

| Insurance salesman

| Murder

| Lethal injection

| Tolland

|-class="sortbottom"

! Average Age:

! 30.56

<big>Notes:</big>

On this occasion, two executions took place.
On this occasion, three executions took place.
This is what the chart claimed in 2005, but contrary to popular belief, Adonijah Bailey was not the oldest person executed at age 79 in 1824; instead, he was tried and sentenced to death at age 80 in January 1825 for the murder of Jeremiah W. Pollock, and hanged himself on May 24, over 2 weeks before he was to be executed. The title of the oldest person executed goes instead to Gershon Marx, hanged on May 18, 1905, for murder at age 73.
James Savage, ed., John Winthrop, The History of New England from 1630 to 1649, Vol. 2, (Boston:Little, Brown, 1853), page 324. See also Goodheart, where there are 158 death penalty victims identified for Connecticut.

Summary

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

! Age

! Frequency

! Percent

| 19 and below

| 9

| 5%

| 20 to 29

| 39

| 28%

| 30 to 39

| 25

| 18%

| 40 to 49

| 13

| 9%

| 50 and above

| 2

| 1%

| Unknown

| 51

| 37%

! Race

! Frequency

! Percent

| White

| 114

| 82%

| Native American

| 11

| 8%

| Black

| 9

| 6%

| Asian

| 2

| 1%

| Unknown

| 3

| 2%

! Sex

! Frequency

! Percent

| Male

| 125

| 90%

| Female

| 14

| 10%

! Crime

! Frequency

! Percent

| Murder

| 116

| 83%

| Witchcraft

| 9

| 6%

| Rape

| 5

| 4%

| Sodomy

| 5

| 4%

| Treason

| 2

| 1%

| Burglary

| 1

| 1%

|Incest

|1%

! Date

! Frequency

! Percent

| 1600 to 1699

| 18

| 13%

| 1700 to 1799

| 22

| 16%

| 1800 to 1899

| 33

| 24%

| 1900 to 1999

| 65

| 47%

| 2000 to present

| 1

| 1%

! Method

! Frequency

! Percent

| Hanging

| 119

| 86%

| Electrocution

| 18

| 13%

|Beheading

|1%

| Lethal injection

| 1

| 1%

! County

! Frequency

! Percent

| Hartford

| 48

| 35%

| New Haven

| 42

| 30%

| Fairfield

| 18

| 13%

| New London

| 9

| 6%

| Middlesex

| 6

| 4%

| Windham

| 5

| 4%

| Litchfield

| 4

| 3%

| Tolland

| 4

| 3%

| Unknown

| 3

| 1%

! Total:

! 139 executions

Notes

References

7. https://archives.albany.edu/concern/daos/cz30q762p

External links

Death Penalty News from Mail-Archive.com
Connecticut Executions from 1894 to 2005

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See also

Notes

References

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