Executed
Edward Leroy Morton
Edward Leroy Morton, 28, died on February 6, 1942, when the State of Georgia executed him in the electric chair at Georgia State Prison in Reidsville, Tattnall County. He was held at the prison at the time of his death. The Georgia Department of Corrections records his death as an execution by the state.
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.