the last juvenile was executed on april 10, 1959, in the us.
the last juvenile was executed on april 10, 1959, in the us.
when was the last juvenile executed in the us?
april 10 , 1959
leonard melvin shockley (1941/1942 – april 10, 1959) was a juvenile executed in the united states on april 10, 1959, for a murder committed when he was under the age of 18. shockley, a black male, was executed in maryland in a gas chamber for the murder of shopkeeper sarah hearne on january 16, 1958. shockley (then 16) was involved in the robbery of a small shop in dorchester county, maryland. he was accompanied by his older brother, 23-year-old harold edward shockley. hearne was found stabbed several times in the back and breast, and her throat had been cut. the young culprits were identified by an eye witness. leonard was 17 years of age at the time of his execution making him the last instance of a juvenile being executed in america. his brother received life in prison but was eventually released.
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virginia christian (august 15, 1895 – august 16, 1912) was the first female criminal executed in the 20th century in the state of virginia, and a juvenile offender executed in the united states. she was also the only female juvenile executed by electric chair and, to date, the last female criminal executed in the electric chair by the commonwealth of virginia. she was the last female criminal executed by the commonwealth until thursday, september 23, 2010 when teresa lewis became the first female criminal in nearly a century to be executed in the us state of virginia.
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