Eddie Mays

Eddie Lee Mays (c. 1929 – August 15, 1963) was convicted of murder and robbery in 1962 and executed by the State of New York in 1963. He was the last person executed by the State of New York.

During a robbery of a bartender and several customers in a bar in Harlem, New York City, Mays shot and killed one of the customers, 31 year old Maria Marini. Mays was sentenced to death for this crime and executed in the electric chair at the Sing Sing prison in 1963 at the age of 34.

See also

• List of individuals executed in New York
• List of most recent executions by jurisdiction
• Capital punishment in the United States

Sources

• New York Executions. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
• NY Timeline. Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
• A Look At The Last Man To Dine In The Empire State. Dead Man Eating. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
• Clyde Haberman. NYC; Life or Death? More Yawns Than Passion. The New York Times (1998-05-29). Retrieved on 2007-11-12.