Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S2178

Description

List of witnesses present at the execution of Giuseppe Zangara by electrocution on March 20, 1933 at 9:15 a.m. at Florida State Prison in Raiford. On February 15, 1933, Zangara attempted to assassinate President-elect Franklin Delano Roosevelt as he gave a speech from the back of an open car in the Bayfront Park area of the city. He fired a total of five shots and wounded five people, including Chicago mayor Anton Cermak, who was standing on the running board of Roosevelt's car during the President-elect's speech. Zangara pleaded guilty to four counts of attempted murder and was sentenced to spend 80 years in prison. Following the death of Anton Cermak and another victim, Mabel Gill, Zangara was indicted for murder and sentenced to death.

Date

1933-03-20

Format

Lists (document Genres)

Coverage

Depression Era Florida (1926-1939)

Topic

Politics and Government

Subjects

Altman, Ellis Friend, 1889-1974
Assassinations
Assassins
Bannister, J. S.
Bryan, T. Edward
Buzzard, F. S.
Capital punishment
Correctional institutions
Crossland, R. B.
Executions and executioners
Florida State Prison (Raiford, Fla.)
Ingalls, W. W.
McBride, H. E.
Mooty, W. P.
Palmer, W. M.
Richardson, A. R.
Stergis, W. C.
Thompson, Homer
Zangara, Giuseppe, 1900-1933

Geographic Term

Miami
Miami-Dade County
Raiford
Union County