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Richard 'Dick' Hickock

died April 14, 1965 · Lansing Correctional Facility, Leavenworth County, Kansas

Richard 'Dick' Hickock was executed by hanging at the Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas, on April 14, 1965. He was put to death alongside Perry Smith, and the two men were hanged on the prison's original gallows. He was held at the penitentiary until the state carried out the execution.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Kansas State Penitentiary (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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