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Austin Archibald Nelson

1918 โ€“ March 1, 1948 Convicted 1948
Buried at: Evergreen Cemetery , Juneau, Alaska ยท Unmarked grave, Evergreen Cemetery, Juneau

Criminal History (Public Record)

Convicted of the murder of storekeeper Jim Ellen in Juneau. Hanged on March 1, 1948. Nelson and LaMoore were Black men whose convictions were later viewed by many historians as involving racial prejudice and weak evidence. Alaska abolished the death penalty in 1957.

Background

Austin Archibald Nelson was one of the last people executed in Alaska. His case, along with that of Eugene LaMoore, is historically significant and contributed to the abolition of the death penalty in the territory.

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Austin Archibald Nelson
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