Executed
Edward Samuel Smith
Edward Samuel Smith, 23, was executed in the electric chair at Georgia State Prison in Reidsville, Tattnall County, on January 17, 1958, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. He had been held at the prison in the custody of the State of Georgia. The department's historical record lists the manner of death as homicide.
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.