Executed
John Joubert
John Joubert was executed in the electric chair in Nebraska in 1996, one of three executions the state carried out that decade. Eugene Curtin, a longtime Bellevue Leader editor and reporter, witnessed the execution and described the process as clinical and professional. State Sen. Ernie Chambers, a leading opponent of the death penalty, also attended and said the experience strengthened his resolve to end capital punishment.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Bellevue Leader (reporters).