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Executed

Robert L. Jefferson

28 years old · died May 12, 1962 · Florida

Robert L. Jefferson, age 28, was executed by the State of Florida in the electric chair on May 12, 1962, according to the Florida Department of Corrections' execution records. The department's entry gives his name, age, the date, and the method of execution. The record lists him as Black.

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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