View Full Version : 361 murdered by texas in 70 yrs


Shortie
05-20-2002, 06:16 PM
From February 9th, 1924 to July 30th, 1994 the State of Texas put the electric chair to use: 361 times. Executions were carried out by the individual Counties prior to 1924, those records are difficult to obtain.


s 232 Blacks
s 106 Whites
s 22 Mexicans
s 1 Indian
s 361 executions

danielle
05-20-2002, 09:29 PM
So very sad.

SSK
05-21-2002, 02:18 AM
..........
no words needed....

Shortie
05-24-2002, 08:20 PM
these #'s are very alarming and just goes to show you that texas never has had a problem killing people but if you kill someone here it is so different. I think it is a sad day to know they just do it would out concience or remose.