Executed
Herbert Goddard
Herbert Goddard was 29 years old when the State of Florida executed him in the electric chair on July 29, 1940, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. He was in the custody of the state's prison system at the time. The department's execution record lists the cause of death as execution in the electric chair, and classifies 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.