November 27th, 2018
Headsman
Nevada executed Floyd McKinney in its gas chamber on this date in 1943.
McKinney had caught a ride westward across the state on Highway 50 with 2nd Lt. Raymond Fisher and his wife.
Somewhere around Sand Springs, McKinney murdered Lt. Kinney with some sort of bludgeon, like a car jack, and shot Mrs. Fisher.
No motive was ever established, it might have been pecuniary since McKinney subsequently sold the Fishers’ car in Reno for $650.
On this day..
Entry Filed under: 20th Century,Capital Punishment,Common Criminals,Crime,Death Penalty,Execution,Gassed,Murder,Nevada,USA
Tags: 1940s, 1943, floyd mckinney, november 27
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