Deaths in Custody
Executed

Bozzie Nelson

45 years old · died May 26, 1958 · Florida

Bozzie Nelson, a 45-year-old man, was put to death in the electric chair by the State of Florida on May 26, 1958, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. He was in state custody at the time. The Department lists the cause of death as execution in the electric chair.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Florida 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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