Executed
Elmer Brunner
Elmer Brunner was put to death by electrocution at the West Virginia Penitentiary on April 3, 1959, the last execution carried out in West Virginia. At that time, executions in the state were carried out privately inside the penitentiary. His execution had been delayed for about two years by appeals to state and federal courts. He was in the custody of the penitentiary when he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: West Virginia Penitentiary (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.