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'''Thomas Berry Bruce'''<ref name="cengage1">{{cite web|url=http://college.cengage.com/psychology/resources/students/shelves/shelves_20020504.html |title=Psychology Resource Center for Students |publisher=College.cengage.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-16}}</ref> (August 16, 1919 – October 12, 1994)<ref>{{cite |
'''Thomas Berry Bruce'''<ref name="cengage1">{{cite web|url=http://college.cengage.com/psychology/resources/students/shelves/shelves_20020504.html |title=Psychology Resource Center for Students |publisher=College.cengage.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-16}}</ref> (August 16, 1919 – October 12, 1994)<ref>{{cite news|work=The Commercial Appeal|date=October 14, 1994|location=Memphis, Tennessee|title=BELZONI - Thomas Berry Bruce|page=A10}}</ref> was the [[Mississippi]] executioner active from 1957 until 1987,<ref>[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AD&p_theme=ad&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4746126E70F8C&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Mississippi's executioner leaves job after 30 years]. ''The Advocate''. May 15, 1987. Retrieved October 7, 2013.</ref> during which time he was the only US executioner on public record.<ref name=cbc>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/reportsfromabroad/macdonald/20071107.html|title=Might we make executions more civilized, please?|author=Neil MacDonald|date=7 November 2007|publisher=CBC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105072808/http://www.cbc.ca/news/reportsfromabroad/macdonald/20071107.html|archive-date=5 November 2012}}</ref> He executed between 14 and 16 people,<ref>[http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/documents/ESPYstate.pdf Executions is the U.S. 1608-2002: The ESPY File Executions by State]. Retrieved October 7, 2013.</ref> including [[Jimmy Lee Gray]],<ref name=cbc/> during his career. For many years, his wife was unaware of his occasional duty; she thought that he only marketed fruits and vegetables to grocery stores. Bruce received $250 per execution.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/05/17/The-Mississippi-executioner/9878548222400/|title=The Mississippi executioner|author=Kevin Dugan|date=17 May 1987|publisher=United Press International}}</ref> All of his executions were conducted using the [[gas chamber]]. |
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Thomas Berry Bruce[1] (August 16, 1919 – October 12, 1994)[2] was the Mississippi executioner active from 1957 until 1987,[3] during which time he was the only US executioner on public record.[4] He executed between 14 and 16 people,[5] including Jimmy Lee Gray,[4] during his career. For many years, his wife was unaware of his occasional duty; she thought that he only marketed fruits and vegetables to grocery stores. Bruce received $250 per execution.[6] All of his executions were conducted using the gas chamber.
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[edit]- ^ "Psychology Resource Center for Students". College.cengage.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ "BELZONI - Thomas Berry Bruce". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 14, 1994. p. A10.
- ^ Mississippi's executioner leaves job after 30 years. The Advocate. May 15, 1987. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ^ a b Neil MacDonald (7 November 2007). "Might we make executions more civilized, please?". CBC News. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012.
- ^ Executions is the U.S. 1608-2002: The ESPY File Executions by State. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ^ Kevin Dugan (17 May 1987). "The Mississippi executioner". United Press International.
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