maine executions Archives - Bangor Daily News

Maine’s historic death penalty was never consistently applied

by Troy R. Bennett December 24, 2022December 23, 2022

Only seven out of 28 people executed in Maine were free white men originally from here, not experiencing mental health issues.

Maine’s final execution in 1885 didn’t go so smoothly

by Troy R. Bennett December 14, 2022December 13, 2022

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2 Italian laborers were 1st to be hanged after Maine reinstated the death penalty

by Troy R. Bennett December 9, 2022December 8, 2022

A full 17 newspaper reporters witnessed the executions, then described the lurid scene to their readers — in detail.

The gruesome double hanging that led Maine to outlaw executions

by Troy R. Bennett December 1, 2022December 1, 2022

A tombstone with an American flag is shown in a cemetery

A mock hanging didn’t stop a Maine man from murdering his own child in 1754

by Troy R. Bennett May 9, 2022May 17, 2022

These Mainers were scheduled to be hanged on the same day for unrelated 18th century crimes

by Troy R. Bennett April 17, 2022April 17, 2022