George Appel

George Appel was executed in the electric chair in New York in 1928. A 2013 Oddee article reports that he made a pun as his final words. His death was carried out by the state as a judicial execution.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Source

• 10 Notorious Last Words from Prisoners on Death Row Oddee, October 11, 2013