Executed

Samuel Moreno

died June 22, 1928 · D.C. Central Detention Facility, District of Columbia, District of Columbia

Samuel Moreno was executed in the electric chair at the District jail in Washington on June 22, 1928, one of three men put to death that day. His mother, Mrs. Mary Moreno Bell, and his sister, Rose, held him during a 15-minute farewell and had to be helped from the jail, and his aunt waited outside. Before his execution he shook hands with the witnesses and said he had nothing more to say. His body was taken to a funeral parlor.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: District of Columbia jail officials (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

News reports (2)

The Washington Times, June 22, 1928, page 12 The Washington Times, June 22, 1928
Evening Star, June 22, 1928, page 4 Evening Star, June 22, 1928

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