Historical
Wyoming has executed 22 men between 1884 and 1965. 5 of these execution were prior to Statehood, and 17 since.
Until 1937 hanging was the only used method. Later the gas chamber was introduced. A total of 17 convicted people were hanged and 5 gassed.
Wyoming has never executed a woman or anyone for a crime other than murder, although several were executed for murder in the course of robbery (what is now known as capital or felony murder, in which another serious felony was a germane element of the murder), although they were executed for the murder and not the robbery.
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