Executed
Ed Brooks
Ed Brooks, a 61-year-old Black man, was executed in the electric chair by the State of Florida on September 7, 1953, according to the Florida Department of Corrections execution list. He was held in state custody under a sentence at the time of his death. The department's record is the only account of his death available here, and it lists the method and the date only.
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.