Executed
John E. Moore
John E. Moore, 29, was put to death in the electric chair at 12:05 a.m. on March 2, 1933. He was the first and only person sentenced to death in a Blackford County court, and the sentence was carried out in Indiana. The Hartford City News Times published a retrospective account of the case in 2025, and that account is the source for these details.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: news reports.