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List of people executed in North Dakota

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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of North Dakota from 1885 to 1905.

Capital punishment was abolished in North Dakota in 1973. Only 8 people were ever executed in North Dakota, all via hanging.

# Name Date of Execution Method Victim(s) Governor
1 George Miller October 30, 1885 Hanging Abbie Snell and her son Herbert Gilbert A. Pierce
2 Albert Bomberger January 19, 1894 Daniel Kreider, his wife Barbara and their children Bernice, Melby, Mary and David Eli C. D. Shortridge
3 James W. Cole March 24, 1899 Sophronia Ford Frederick B. Fancher
4 Hans Thorpe September 14, 1900 His wife Ida
5 Ira O. Jenkins September 14, 1900 August Stark
6 Jacob Bassanella February 20, 1903 Anton Heilinger Frank White
7 William R. Ross December 5, 1903 Thomas Walsh
8 John Rooney October 17, 1905 Harold Sweet Elmore Y. Sarles

See also

References

  1. Death Penalty Information Center
  2. "Capital crimes and criminals executed in northern Dakota Territory and North Dakota, 1885-1905". State of North Dakota Courts. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
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