Deaths in Custody
Executed

Alton Murray

29 years old · died November 8, 1946 · Georgia State Prison, Tattnall County, Georgia

Alton Murray, a 29-year-old man, was put to death in the electric chair at Georgia State Prison in Reidsville, Tattnall County, on November 8, 1946, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. The state's execution history lists his execution as a judicial execution carried out by the State of Georgia, and records the method used.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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