Deaths in Custody
Executed

Franklin McCall

21 years old · died February 24, 1939 · Florida

Franklin McCall, a 21-year-old man, was put to death by the State of Florida in the electric chair on February 24, 1939, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. He was in the custody of the state prison system when he died. The Department of Corrections records 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.

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