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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 &ndash; October 12, 1994)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63804094 |title=Thomas Berry Bruce (1919 - 1994) - Find A Grave Memorial |publisher=Findagrave.com |date=2011-01-06 |accessdate=2012-02-16}}</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> 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>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/reportsfromabroad/macdonald/20071107.html |title=CBC News: Reports from abroad: Neil Macdonald |publisher=Cbc.ca |date=November 7, 2011 |accessdate=February 16, 2012}}</ref> 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. All of his executions were conducted using the [[gas chamber]].
'''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 &ndash; 1994) 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> 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>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/reportsfromabroad/macdonald/20071107.html |title=CBC News: Reports from abroad: Neil Macdonald |publisher=Cbc.ca |date=November 7, 2011 |accessdate=February 16, 2012}}</ref> 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.{{cn|date=September 2017}} All of his executions were conducted using the [[gas chamber]].


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Thomas Berry Bruce[1] (August 16, 1919 – 1994) was the Mississippi executioner active from 1957 until 1987.[2] He executed between 14 and 16 people,[3] 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.[citation needed] All of his executions were conducted using the gas chamber.

References

  1. ^ "Psychology Resource Center for Students". College.cengage.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  2. ^ Mississippi's executioner leaves job after 30 years. The Advocate. May 15, 1987. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  3. ^ Executions is the U.S. 1608-2002: The ESPY File Executions by State. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  4. ^ "CBC News: Reports from abroad: Neil Macdonald". Cbc.ca. November 7, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2012.