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Charley Miller
Charley Miller was 17 when Wyoming hanged him outside the Laramie County Courthouse on April 22, 1892, the first execution carried out by the state. Sources say he lost both parents as a child, spent time in orphanages and on a farm, and later rode freight trains; historian Joan Jacobs Brumberg researched his life in depth. A petition argued that he was too young for such a punishment, but the acting governor let the sentence stand, according to the account. He is buried in a pauper's grave.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. A petition asked the governor to spare Miller because he was too young, but the acting governor let the sentence stand.
Reported by: the state of Wyoming.