Roger Dale Stafford

Roger Dale Stafford was executed by the state of Oklahoma in the early hours of July 1, 1995, at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. According to the Oklahoma Watch account, Fr. Bryan Brooks stood outside with a crowd and prayed for him. The sources describe the execution itself and the vigil outside, and do not describe his family or life.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

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

Source

• 114 Executions and Counting: An Oklahoma Priest’s Quest to Uphold the ‘Dignity of Life’ Oklahoma Watch, November 23, 2022