Convicted of the 1979 double murder of an elderly couple in Kent County, Delaware. Because his crimes predated Delaware’s 1986 switch to lethal injection as the default method, he was allowed to choose hanging. He was the first person hanged in Delaware in 50 years. Delaware later abolished the death penalty in 2016.
Background
Billy Bailey (1946–1996) was executed by hanging at the Delaware Correctional Center in Smyrna on January 25, 1996. He was the last person executed by hanging in the United States.
Sources & Verification
Convicted 1979 in Delaware of two counts of first-degree murder. Executed January 25, 1996 by hanging (last hanging execution in the United States). Cremated. Find a Grave memorial 278892119: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/278892119/billy-bailey . Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Bailey . Extensive contemporary news coverage.
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