Summary
Here's a list of all legal executions performed by the New Mexico Department of Corrections (between 1913 and 1929 all executions were the responsibilities of individual county sheriffs):
July 21, 1933: Two men die in the state's new electric chair. The first was Thomas Johnson, a black man convicted of killing 18-year- old Angelina Jaramillo. Through the years some have claimed that Johnson was framed by authorities. In author Ralph Melnick's Justice Betrayed (2002), Melnick argues Johnson was innocent and the guilty party was part of the victim's family. Melnick points out that Johnson's race constantly was made an issue in The New Mexican at the time, with Johnson frequently referred to as "The Negro" in the newspaper's stories and headlines. Santiago Garduno was executed the same day as Johnson. He was convicted of murdering his stepson. Garduno gave the boy a drink of whiskey laced with strychnine.See the full content of this document
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Capital Punishment in New Mexico
May 10, 1946: Pedro Talamonte, who was convicted ...
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