List of people executed in the United States in 1964

Fifteen people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1964, eleven by electrocution, and four by gas chamber.[1]

The last executions for the crimes of rape and robbery occurred this year, with the executions of Ronald Wolfe and James Coburn, respectively. Since Coburn, who was not tried for murder, had still killed his victim, Wolfe is the last person to be executed for a crime that did not result in the death of anyone.

List of people executed in the United States in 1964

No. Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method Ref.
At execution At offense Age difference
1 January 14, 1964 Jasper Walter Pugh 34 33 1 Male White Georgia Electrocution [2]
2 January 24, 1964 Charles Franklin Fields 32 30 2 Arkansas [3]
3 February 12, 1964 Jesse Earl Parker 23 21 Black Texas [4]
4 March 6, 1964 Charles Harvey Odom 32 29 3 White Missouri Gas chamber [5]
5 March 11, 1964 Bobby Clyde Bradford 31 1 Black Texas Electrocution [6]
6 April 26, 1964 Lawrence O'Connor 26 24 2 [7]
7 May 1, 1964 Tim Jackson 22 21 1 Mississippi Gas chamber [8]
8 May 7, 1964 James Andrew Echols 19 17 2 Texas Electrocution [9]
9 May 8, 1964 Ronald Lee Wolfe 33 29 4 White Missouri Gas chamber [10]
10 May 12, 1964 Emmett Clark Blake 32 30 2 Florida Electrocution [11]
11 Sie Dawson 44 40 4 Black [11]
12 July 30, 1964 Joseph Johnson Jr. 30 27 3 Texas [12]
13 August 14, 1964 John Bizup Jr. 26 4 White Colorado Gas chamber [13]
14 September 4, 1964 James Willard Coburn 40 35 5 Alabama Electrocution [14]
15 October 16, 1964 Bernard N. Dye 34 30 4 Georgia [15]

Demographics

Gender
Male 15 100%
Female 0 0%
Ethnicity
White 8 53%
Black 7 47%
State
Texas 5 33%
Florida 2 13%
Georgia 2 13%
Missouri 2 13%
Alabama 1 7%
Arkansas 1 7%
Colorado 1 7%
Mississippi 1 7%
Method
Electrocution 11 73%
Gas chamber 4 27%
Month
January 2 13%
February 1 7%
March 2 13%
April 1 7%
May 5 33%
June 0 0%
July 1 7%
August 1 7%
September 1 7%
October 1 7%
November 0 0%
December 0 0%
Age
10–19 1 7%
20–29 3 20%
30–39 9 60%
40–49 2 13%
Total 15 100%

Executions in recent years

Number of executions
1965–1967 10
1964 15
1963 21
Total 46

References

  1. ^ "Executions in the U.S. 1608-2002: The ESPY File" (PDF). Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  2. ^ "J. W. Pugh, 35, Is Executed At Reidsville". Ledger-Enquirer via newspapers.com. January 15, 1964. p. 2.
  3. ^ "Fields v. State". Justia Law.
  4. ^ "A Last Prayer". St. Petersburg Times. February 13, 1964. p. 13.
  5. ^ "Odom v. Nash". vLex.
  6. ^ "Bradford v. State". Justia Law.
  7. ^ "Negro Draws Chair For Rape of Woman". Del Rio News Herald via newspapers.com. April 18, 1963. p. 7.
  8. ^ "Uncle Admits Raping Negroes". The Vicksburg Post via newspapers.com. June 16, 1963. p. 9.
  9. ^ "Echols v. State". Justia Law.
  10. ^ "Ronald Wolfe, Convicted Rapist, to Die May 8". The Kansas City Star via newspapers.com. April 8, 1964. p. 60.
  11. ^ a b "Killer Gets His Wish: A Quick Electrocution". The Tampa Tribune via newspapers.com. May 13, 1964. p. 60.
  12. ^ "Meet Joe Johnson, The Last Texan Executed By Electric Chair". KFMX. October 9, 2024.
  13. ^ "Cabby slayer in 1960 case got death penalty". The Pueblo Chieftain. December 3, 2007.
  14. ^ "Alabama Justice Is Carried Out". Great Bend Tribune via newspapers.com. September 4, 1964. p. 6.
  15. ^ "Bernard Dye: Last Man in Chair". The Atlanta Constitution via newspapers.com. June 1, 1980. p. 25.
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1963 		   List of people executed   
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1964 		Succeeded by
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