Deaths in Custody
Executed

Richard Williams

32 years old · died December 14, 1936 · Florida

Richard Williams, 32, was executed in the electric chair by the State of Florida on December 14, 1936, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. He was held in state custody at the time of his death. The department lists the manner of death as homicide.

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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