Executed
Cornelius E. Parker
Cornelius E. Parker was 24 years old when the State of Florida executed him in the electric chair on October 4, 1943. He was held in Florida's custody when he died. The Florida Department of Corrections' execution list records his death as an execution in the electric chair and classifies its manner as homicide by the state.
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.