This is the documented grave of a convicted criminal. Information below comes from public records.
Joseph V. Seng
January 1880 β May 24, 1912Convicted 1910
Buried at:
Wyoming State Penitentiary Cemetery , Rawlins, Wyoming Β· Wyoming State Penitentiary Cemetery, Rawlins (oldest known execution burial at the facility)
Criminal History (Public Record)
Convicted of the 1910 murder of his former railroad supervisor (whom he shot after being fired; the manβs wife was present). While on death row he became a star player for the prison baseball team. He was hanged on May 24, 1912.
Background
Joseph V. Seng was the first prisoner executed at the Wyoming State Penitentiary in Rawlins after it opened.
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