Westley Allan Dodd

Westley Allan Dodd, 31, was executed by hanging by the State of Washington at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla on January 5, 1993. The Washington State Department of Corrections records the execution as a state execution. Sources describe it as the first legal hanging in the United States in 28 years. One account says Dodd had asked not to appeal his sentence, and another says he had asked to be hanged.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

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

Custody: Serving a sentence.

Sources (3)

• Persons Executed Since 1904 in Washington State Washington State Department of Corrections, Persons Executed Since 1904 in Washington State
• The Last Words of Infamous American Killers: 'It's a Good Day to Die' People.com, March 25, 2024
• Any last words? As America executes five death row inmates this week, a look at the haunting, tragic and bizarre final utterances of famous condemned criminals Daily Mail, September 28, 2024