Executed

Bernard Dye

34 years old · died October 16, 1964 · Georgia State Prison, Tattnall County, Georgia

Bernard Dye, a 34-year-old Black man, was executed in the electric chair at Georgia State Prison in Reidsville, Tattnall County, on October 16, 1964, as the state prison department's record shows.

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.

News report

Executions in Georgia, 1924-2024 Georgia Department of Corrections, History of Executions in Georgia, March 31, 2024

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