Deaths in Custody
Executed

John Newberry

47 years old · died March 8, 1957 · Georgia State Prison, Tattnall County, Georgia

John Newberry, a 47-year-old man, was executed in the electric chair at Georgia State Prison in Reidsville, Tattnall County, on March 8, 1957. The Georgia Department of Corrections lists his death as an execution by the state. The material provided describes no family, work, or personal details about him. It also records no objections to the execution.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Georgia 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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