Deaths in Custody
Executed

James Neil Tucker

47 years old · died May 28, 2004 · South Carolina

James Neil Tucker, 47, was executed in the electric chair in South Carolina on May 28, 2004, according to corrections officials. In his final statement he expressed remorse. He had withdrawn a pending appeal challenging the method of execution, so no appeals were pending at the time. Corrections officials said he was pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Corrections officials (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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