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This collection contains graphic and potentially traumatic descriptions of executions and their circumstances. The original descriptions may contain harmful language or fail to demonstrate sufficient empathy for the subjects they depict.
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Mcelwee Harper
Name:
Mcelwee Harper
Record Type:
Documented
Espy File Record:
true
Espy File ID:
60564
State:
California
Date Execution:
1945-06-22
Date Crime:
1943-11-21
Age:
35
Gender Assigned:
Male
Race:
Black
Crime Convicted of:
Robbery-Murder
Enslaved:
false
Compensation Case:
false
Execution Method:
Asphyxiation-Gas
Jurisdiction:
State
County:
Monterey
County FIPS Code:
06053
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Dataset for all California Executions