Executed
Felix Combs
Felix Combs, a 23-year-old Black man, was put to death in the electric chair by the State of Florida on January 24, 1949. He was held in state custody at the time, and the Florida Department of Corrections lists his execution in its records of executions carried out in the state. The department classifies the manner of death as homicide, the category it uses for executions.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.