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Recursion

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Thu Oct 1, 2015, 11:08 AM Oct 2015

Sorry to ask a basic research question here, but: last execution of an American for killing a PoC?

Does anybody know when that was?

I'm working on a long-form piece against the death penalty, and one central theme I have is that victims of color are treated as less than white victims. I'm curious if anybody knows when the last execution of a murderer of a person of color was. Thanks!

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Sorry to ask a basic research question here, but: last execution of an American for killing a PoC? (Original Post) Recursion Oct 2015 OP
Not sure, the last report I have read is from fall of last year. Glassunion Oct 2015 #1
Thank you. (nt) Recursion Oct 2015 #2
Four months ago in Missouri Android3.14 Oct 2015 #3

Glassunion

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1. Not sure, the last report I have read is from fall of last year.
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 11:36 AM
Oct 2015

That last person in that report was black, and their victim was black, they were executed on 9/17/14. Lisa Coleman of TX.

Now if you are looking for the execution of a white person who killed a black person, that would be on 9/25/13, Harry Mitts Jr of OH killed two men, one black on white.

Now further, if you are seeking an execution where a white person killed only a black person(s) that would be on 3/6/13 Frederick Treesh of OH was white and killed a black man.

Since 1976, in cases where a person is executed and they are white with a black victim, only accounts for 1.44% of all of the 1057 executions.

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