Deaths in Custody
Executed

Charlie L Cade

20 years old · died August 18, 1950 · Georgia State Prison, Tattnall County, Georgia

Charlie L Cade, a 20-year-old Black man, was executed by the State of Georgia in the electric chair at Georgia State Prison in Reidsville, Tattnall County, on August 18, 1950, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. The department's execution history is the source for this account, and it lists the death as a state execution. It describes no personal details about him, such as family or work.

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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