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Earnest Knighton

Execution

Date of Execution: 10/30/1984
Method: Electrocution
State: Louisiana
County: Bossier Parish
Region: South
Age at Execution: 38

Death sentences

1981 · Bossier Parish, Louisiana · Executed

Recorded details

Race: Black
Sex: Male