the last time someone was put to death in california by gas chamber was january 17, 2006.
the last time someone was put to death in california by gas chamber was january 17, 2006.
when was the last time someone was put to death in california by gas chamber?
january 17, 2006
bullet::::- harvey glatman: convicted of raping and strangling two women, he died in the gas chamber on september 18, 1959.









































bullet::::- caryl chessman: convicted rapist, was given the death penalty in 1948 and executed on may 2, 1960. the last man executed in california for a sexual offense that did not also involve murder.









































bullet::::- robert alton harris: convicted of murdering two boys, died in the gas chamber on april 21, 1992.









































bullet::::- david mason: convicted of murdering five people, he was executed in the gas chamber on august 24, 1993.
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as of 2010, the last person to be executed in the gas chamber was german national walter lagrand, sentenced to death before 1992, who was executed in arizona on march 3, 1999. the u.s. court of appeals for the ninth circuit had ruled that he could not be executed by gas chamber, but the decision was overturned by the united states supreme court. the gas chamber was formerly used in colorado, nevada, new mexico, north carolina and oregon. six states, arizona, california, maryland, mississippi, missouri and wyoming, authorize lethal gas if lethal injection cannot be administered, the condemned committed their crime before a certain date, or the condemned chooses to die in the gas chamber. in october 2010, governor of new york david paterson signed a bill rendering gas chambers illegal for use by humane societies and other animal shelters.
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