Deaths in Custody
Executed

Johnnie Hill

23 years old · died May 12, 1962 · Florida

Johnnie Hill, a 23-year-old Black man, was executed by the State of Florida in the electric chair on May 12, 1962, according to the Florida Department of Corrections' execution list. He was held at a state prison in Florida at the time of his death. The department lists the manner of death as homicide, and the execution is the only event the record describes.

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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