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Wardell Henderson

Name:: Wardell Henderson
Record Type:: Documented
Espy File Record:: true
Espy File ID:: 410117
State:: Oregon
Date Execution:: 1948-01-23
Date Crime:: 1945-12-24
Age:: 27
Gender Assigned:: Male
Race:: Black
Crime Convicted of:: Robbery-Murder
Enslaved:: false
Compensation Case:: false
Execution Method:: Asphyxiation-Gas
Jurisdiction:: State
County:: Multnomah
County FIPS Code:: 41051
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