Executed
Eddie Roper
Eddie Roper, a Black man, was executed in the electric chair at Kilby Prison in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 20, 1936, according to the Alabama Department of Corrections. The record gives no further information about his age, family, or life before his death. He was held in the custody of the state at the time of his execution.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.