Executed
William Charlton
William Charlton, 23, was executed by the State of Georgia in the electric chair on August 7, 1959. According to the Georgia Department of Corrections, the execution took place at Georgia State Prison in Reidsville, where he was held in the custody of the state. The department's history of executions in Georgia records his death as a state execution, and it lists the manner of death as homicide.
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.