Phillip Bellino

Phillip Bellino was executed by electrocution at Charlestown State Prison in Massachusetts on May 9, 1947, alongside Edward Gertson. The Death Penalty Information Center records these as the last executions carried out in Massachusetts. The executions led to a commission being formed to review the effectiveness of the death penalty.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Massachusetts state execution (Charlestown State Prison) (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

Source

• Massachusetts Death Penalty Information Center