The following is a list of people executed by the
U.S. state of
North Carolina since 1984.
There have been a total of 43 executions in North Carolina, under the current statute, since it was adopted in 1977. All of the people executed were convicted of
murder
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification (jurisprudence), justification or valid excuse (legal), excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. ("The killing of another person wit ...
. Of the 43 people executed, 42 were male and 1 was female. 41 were executed via lethal injection and 2 via gas chamber.
See also
* Capital punishment in North Carolina
* Capital punishment in the United States
Notes
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References
External links
The Death Penalty ''North Carolina Department of Correction''.
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People executed by North Carolina,
Lists of people executed in the United States, North Carolina
North Carolina-related lists, People executed