Executed
Johnny Preston
Johnny Preston, a Black man, was put to death in the electric chair at Kilby Prison in Montgomery, Alabama, on February 21, 1936, according to the Alabama Department of Corrections. The department's record gives the date, place, and method of the execution.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.