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Nathaniel Walker

17 years old · died December 29, 1941 · Florida

According to the Florida Department of Corrections, Nathaniel Walker was 17 years old when the State of Florida executed him in the electric chair on December 29, 1941. The department lists the manner of death as homicide. He was in state custody under a sentence at the time of his execution.

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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