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List of people executed in Utah

List of people executed in Utah

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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Utah.

List of people executed in Utah from 1850 to 1960

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List of people executed in Utah since 1976

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Notes

  1. Also killed Max David Jensen, but was executed for murdering Bushnell.
  2. Was tried and convicted in Davis County on a change of venue.
  3. The five murder victims were: Alonzo Daniels, Claude Kimley Peterson, Danny Davis, Troy Ward, and Graeme Cunningham.
  4. Was tried and convicted in Davis County, on a change of venue.
  5. Also killed Melvyn John Otterstrom, but was executed for murdering Burdell.

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