Deaths in Custody
Executed

Wilburn R. Crews

36 years old · died October 6, 1941 · Florida

Wilburn R. Crews, a 36-year-old man, was executed in the electric chair by the State of Florida on October 6, 1941, according to the Florida Department of Corrections' execution list. The state's record gives the manner as homicide, in the form of a judicial execution, and names no facility, county, or city. The record includes no family, work, or other personal details about him.

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.

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