Deaths in Custody
Executed

Richard Kiefer

41 years old · died June 15, 1961 · Allen County, Indiana

Richard Kiefer, 41, was executed by electrocution on June 15, 1961, according to Indiana Department of Correction records cited in a 2024 local news report. The report says he won several stays of execution and a new trial before the sentence was carried out.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: IDOC records.

News report