Deaths in Custody
Executed

Jesse Tafero

43 years old · died May 4, 1990 · Florida State Prison, Bradford County, Florida

Jesse Tafero, a 43-year-old man, died on May 4, 1990, when the State of Florida executed him in the electric chair at Florida State Prison in Raiford. He was held at the prison until his death. The Florida Department of Corrections lists his execution in its published record of executions.

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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