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Joseph B. Wessel

44 years old · died January 19, 1946 · Washington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla County, Washington

Joseph B. Wessel, 44, was executed by the State of Washington at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla on January 19, 1946.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Washington State Department of Corrections (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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