Executed
Raymond Dowdell
Raymond Dowdell, a 31-year-old man, was executed in the electric chair at Georgia State Prison in Reidsville on January 15, 1943, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. He was in the state's custody at the prison when the execution took place. The Department's historical record lists the manner of death as homicide, the category it uses for state executions.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.