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Joseph Paul Franklin

Also recorded as Jesse Clayton Vaughn Jr.

Execution

Date of Execution: 11/20/2013
Method: Lethal Injection
State: Missouri
County: St. Louis County
Region: Midwest
Age at Execution: 63

Death sentences

1997 · St. Louis County, Missouri · Executed

Recorded details

Race: White
Sex: Male