Executed
Frank Peterson
Frank Peterson, a 33-year-old Black man, was executed in the electric chair by the State of Florida on June 1, 1959. He was held in state custody at the time of his death. The Florida Department of Corrections, which carried out the execution, lists his death in its record of executions and classes the manner of death as homicide.
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.