Executed

Billy Bailey

died January 25, 1996 · Delaware

Billy Bailey was executed by hanging in Delaware on January 25, 1996, the last hanging carried out in the state. He chose hanging over lethal injection, saying he did not want to be treated like a dog put to sleep. The state's gallows were taken down in 2003.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

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

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Delaware Death Penalty Information Center

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