Executed
Joe Smith
Joe Smith, 32, was put to death in the electric chair by the State of Florida on September 24, 1962, according to the Florida Department of Corrections' list of executions. At the time of his death he was held in state prison custody. The Department of Corrections lists the manner of death as homicide, the category it uses for judicial 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.