List of individuals executed in Pennsylvania
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A total of 3 individuals convicted of murder have been executed by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania
since 1976. All were executed by lethal injection
, and in all three cases, they waived their appeals and asked that the execution be carried out.
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
since 1976. All were executed by lethal injection
Lethal injection
Lethal injection is the practice of injecting a person with a fatal dose of drugs for the express purpose of causing the immediate death of the subject. The main application for this procedure is capital punishment, but the term may also be applied in a broad sense to euthanasia and suicide...
, and in all three cases, they waived their appeals and asked that the execution be carried out.
| Executed person | Date | Victim | Governor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith Zettlemoyer Keith Zettlemoyer Keith Zettlemoyer was convicted of the October 1980 murder of Charles DeVetsco, a friend who was planning to testify against him in a robbery trial. He was executed in 1995 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by lethal injection at the age of 39... |
2 May 1995 | Charles DeVetsco. | Tom Ridge Tom Ridge Thomas Joseph "Tom" Ridge is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives , the 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania , Assistant to the President for Homeland Security , and the first United States Secretary of Homeland Security... |
| 2 | Leon Moser | 15 August 1995 | Linda Moser, Donna Moser, and Joanne Moser. | Tom Ridge |
| 3 | Gary M. Heidnik Gary M. Heidnik Gary Michael Heidnik was an American murderer who kidnapped, tortured and raped six women and kept them prisoner in his Philadelphia, Pennsylvania basement.-Childhood:... |
6 July 1999 | Deborah Dudley and Sandra Lindsay. | Tom Ridge |