Executed

William Sutton

24 years old · died August 4, 1916 · West Virginia Penitentiary, Marshall County, West Virginia

William Sutton, 24, was executed by hanging at the West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville on August 4, 1916.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: West Virginia Penitentiary (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

Source

Executions in West Virginia West Virginia Archives and History, List of Executed Prisoners Within West Virginia Penitentiary

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