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Ernest Walrath

died April 13, 1951 · Old Idaho State Penitentiary, Ada County, Idaho

Ernest Walrath was hanged at the Old Idaho State Penitentiary in Boise on April 13, 1951, as reported by KBOI in 2012. He was executed minutes apart from Troy Powell, in what the source describes as the only double execution in Idaho's history. The source also says he was one of the youngest people Idaho has put to death. The source gives no objections to his execution.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Idaho State Penitentiary (state execution record) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

Custody: Serving a sentence.

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