Capital punishment in Vermont

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The death penalty was a legal form of punishment in Vermont until 1965. Vermont last executed a prisoner in 1954.

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VERMONT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT SUMMARY
Total number of executions: 26 (25 as a state)

	Date	Method	Name	Offense
Date capital punishment was legally abolished	1965
Legal methods of execution	1778–1919	hanging (21)
	1919–1965	electric chair (5)
First legal execution	1778-06-11	hanging	David Redding	treason
Most recent legal execution	1954-12-08	electric chair	Donald DeMag	murder

[edit] References

• Hearn, Daniel Allen, Legal Executions in New England: A comprehensive reference, 1623–1960 (Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1999).

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