List of people executed in Minnesota

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Between Minnesota's first recorded execution in 1854 (which occurred while it was a territory) and the state's final recorded execution in 1906, there were at least 69 executions in Minnesota.

All executions in Minnesota were carried out by hanging.

Notably, on December 26, 1862, Minnesota was the site of the largest mass execution in United States history when 38 men, all Dakota men involved in the Dakota War of 1862, were simultaneously executed by hanging on the same gallows in Mankato, Minnesota, after being convicted of various capital crimes including murder, being an accessory to murder, and kidnapping. The hangings were ordered by a military commission and technically overseen by the federal government. Two more executions of Dakota men took place in 1865. In 2019, the Dakota people received an apology from Minnesota governor Tim Walz for the mass hanging, with the state government apologizing for "150 years of trauma inflicted on Native people at the hands of state government".

Information is sourced from the Espy Files unless otherwise specified.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

All executions in Minnesota, 1854–1906

No.	Name	Race	Age	Sex	Date of Execution	County	Crime(s)
1	Yu-Ha-Gu	Native American	-	M	December 29, 1854	Morrison	Murder
2	Ann Bilansky	White	34	F	March 23, 1860	Waseca	Murder of her husband
3	Henry Kriegler	White	-	M	March 1, 1861	Ramsey	Murder
4	Te-he-do-ne-cha	Native American	-	M	December 26, 1862	Ramsey	Kidnapping
5	Rad-in-yau-ka	Native American	-	M	December 26, 1862	Freeborn	Kidnapping
6	Ptan-doo-ta	Native American	-	M	December 26, 1862	Blue Earth	Murder, accessory to murder, or kidnapping related to involvement in the Dakota War of 1862
7	Wy-a-tah-ta-wa	Native American	-	M
8	Hin-han-shoon-ko-yang	Native American	-	M
9	Ma-za-boom-doo	Native American	-	M
10	Wah-pa-doo-ta	Native American	-	M
11	Wa-ha-hua	Native American	-	M
12	Sna-ma-ne	Native American	-	M
13	Ta-tay-me-ma	Native American	-	M
14	Do-wau-sa	Native American		M
15	Ha-pan	Native American	-	M
16	Shoon-ka-ska	Native American	-	M
17	Am-da-cha	Native American	-	M
18	Toon-kan-e-chah-tay-m	Native American	-	M
19	E-tay-doo-tay	Native American	-	M
20	Hay-pe-dan	Native American	-	M
21	Maȟpiya Akan Nažiŋ	Native American	-	M
22	Henry Milford	Native American	-	M
23	Chas-kay-dan	Native American	-	M
24	Baptiste Campbell	Native American	-	M
25	Ta-ta-ka-gay	Native American	-	M
26	Hay-pin-kpa	Native American	-	M
27	Hypolite Ange	Native American	-	M
28	Nay-pay-shne	Native American	-	M
29	Wa-tau-kau-ka	Native American	-	M
30	Toon-kan-ko-yag-e-na	Native American	-	M
31	Ma-ka-ta-e-na-jin	Native American	-	M
32	Pa-za-koo-tay-ma-ne	Native American	-	M
33	Ta-tay-hde-dan	Native American	-	M
34	Wa-she-choon	Native American	-	M
35	A-e-cha-ga	Native American	-	M
36	Ho-tau-in-koo	Native American	-	M
37	Khay-tau-hoon-ka	Native American	-	M
38	Chau-ka-hda	Native American	-	M
39	Hda-hin-hday	Native American	-	M
40	O-ya-tay-a-kee	Native American	-	M
41	Ma-hoo-way-ma	Native American	-	M
42	Wa-kin-yau-wa	Native American	-	M
43	Medicine Bottle	Native American	-	M	November 11, 1865	Hennepin	Murder, accessory to murder, or kidnapping related to involvement in the Dakota War of 1862
44	Shakopee III	Native American	54	M	November 11, 1865	Hennepin
45	Andreas Roesch	White	-	M	March 6, 1868	Blue Earth	Murder
46	John Waisenen	White	-	M	August 28, 1885	Blue Earth	Robbery and murder
47	Nels Holong	White	30	M	April 13, 1888	Nicollet	Rape and murder
48	John Lee	White	-	M	February 15, 1889	St. Louis	Murder
49	Timothy Barrett	White	-	M	March 22, 1889	Otter Tail	Robbery and murder
50	Peter Barrett	White	17	M	March 22, 1889	Douglas	Robbery and murder
51	Albert Bulow	White	28	M	July 19, 1889	Hennepin	Robbery and murder
52	Thomas Brown	White	24	M	September 20, 1889	Hennepin	Murder
53	William Brooker	White	-	M	June 27, 1890	Morrison	Murder
54	William Rose	White	-	M	January 17, 1891	Clay	Murder
55	Adelbert Goheen	White	20	M	January 23, 1891	Pine	Murder
56	Charles Ermisch	White	19	M	January 19, 1894	Redwood	Robbery and murder
57	Otto Wonigkeit	White	19	M	January 19, 1894	Otter Tail	Robbery and murder
58	Harry T. Hayward	White	29	M	December 11, 1895	Ramsey	Murder of Katherine "Kitty" Ging
59	John Pryde	White	-	M	July 23, 1896	Ramsey	Robbery and murder
60	George Kelly	White	32	M	March 23, 1897	Chisago	Murder of Dr. Foster
61	John Moshik	White	25	M	March 18, 1898	Hennepin	Robbery and murder
62	Joseph Ott	White	-	M	October 20, 1898	Crow Wing	Murder
63	Franz Wallert	White	-	M	March 29, 1901	Hennepin	Murder
64	Andrew Tapper	White	35	M	February 18, 1902	Yellow Medicine	Murder
65	Charles Henderson	Black	-	M	March 6, 1903	Sibley	Murder
66	Ole Oleson	White	-	M	March 20, 1903	Carver	Murder
67	William Chounard	White	-	M	August 30, 1904	St. Louis	Murder
68	Claud Crawford	White	-	M	December 5, 1905	Aitkin	Robbery and murder
69	William Williams	White	27	M	February 13, 1906	Cass	Murder of John Keller

References

"Governor Walz makes historic apology for 1862 mass hanging in Mankato". ICT News. Indian Country Today. January 7, 2020. Archived from the original on 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
"Minnesota Executions". Before the Needles. Archived from the original on 2009-08-01. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
"Minnesota: History of the Death Penalty". Death Penalty Information Center. Archived from the original on 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
"Stern Justice Dealt Out to Murderer George Kelly. Hanged at Center City Shortly After Midnight". The Saint Paul Globe. 1897-03-23. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2025-01-08 – via Newspapers.com.

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