Deaths in Custody
Executed

Vester McBurnett

43 years old · died December 17, 1951 · Georgia State Prison, Tattnall County, Georgia

Vester McBurnett, a 43-year-old man, was executed by the State of Georgia in the electric chair at Georgia State Prison in Reidsville, Tattnall County, on December 17, 1951, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. He was in the custody of the prison when the execution took place. The Department of Corrections lists the manner of death as homicide, reflecting a judicially ordered execution.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Georgia 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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