Walter LaGrand
Walter Burnhart LaGrand was a German citizen. The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry said he was executed in the gas chamber at Arizona State Prison Complex-Florence in Florence on March 3, 1999. He had been held in the state's custody at that prison until his execution. The International Court of Justice found in 2001 that the United States had violated the Vienna Convention in his case by failing to inform him of his right to consular assistance.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. The International Court of Justice later found the U.S. violated the Vienna Convention by not informing him of his right to consular assistance.
Reported by: Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (the agency that held him); International Court of Justice (court).