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Eddie Lee Mays

1928 – August 15, 1963 Convicted 1961

Buried at: Sing Sing Prison Cemetery (historical) , Ossining, New York · Approximate location within Sing Sing Prison Cemetery (unclaimed or historical inmate burial)

Criminal History (Public Record)

Convicted of the 1961 robbery and murder of a man during a holdup in Harlem, New York. Sentenced to death and executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing on August 15, 1963. New York did not carry out another execution until 1989 (later overturned).

Background

Eddie Lee Mays was an American man convicted of murder and the last person executed in the state of New York (and the last at Sing Sing Prison).

Sources & Verification

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Lee_Mays
Contemporary New York Times and national coverage of the 1961-1963 case and execution
Sing Sing and New York State historical execution records

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Raymond Martinez Fernandez

Sing Sing Prison Cemetery · ~0 miles away

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