Executed
Flem Griffis
Flem Griffis, a 30-year-old man, was executed in the electric chair by the State of Florida on August 8, 1949, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. He was held in the state's prison system under a sentence of death at the time. The Department of Corrections lists the manner of death as homicide, the execution itself.
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.