Sam W. Odom

Sam W. Odom, 20 years old, was executed by the State of Florida in the electric chair on August 28, 1959. The Florida Department of Corrections lists his execution among its records of state executions. He was in the custody of the state's corrections system when he died.

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.

News report

• Execution List 1924-1964 Florida Department of Corrections, Execution Lists 1924-1964 and 1976-present