This is a list of people executed in Kansas.
No one has been executed by the state of
Kansas since 1965, although
capital punishment is legal there. Historically, 58 people have been executed in the area now occupied by the state. Many of these were federal executions of soldiers and
POW
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610.
Belligerents hold prisoners of war ...
s, often at the
United States Disciplinary Barracks in
Leavenworth. Fourteen German POWs were executed at Leavenworth in 1945.
The last executions in Kansas were at the
Kansas State Penitentiary, when spree killers
James Latham and George York were executed for murder in 1965. Except for John Coon, executed in 1853 by firing squad, all federal and state executions in Kansas have been by hanging. The current method of execution is by
lethal injection
Lethal injection is the practice of injecting one or more drugs into a person (typically a barbiturate, paralytic, and potassium solution) for the express purpose of causing rapid death. The main application for this procedure is capital puni ...
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List of people executed in Kansas
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Capital punishment in Kansas
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Capital punishment in the United States
In the United States, capital punishment is a legal penalty throughout the country at the federal level, in 27 states, and in American Samoa. It is also a legal penalty for some military offenses. Capital punishment has been abolished in 23 s ...
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Crime in Kansas
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List of death row inmates in Kansas
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Lists of people from Kansas
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