Question

Approximately how many legally authorized executions in the United States have been confirmed by M. Watt Espy? a. 27,000 b. 19,000 c. 4,000 d. 36,000 e. 8,000

Answer 1

Approximately 19,000 legally authorized executions in the United States have been confirmed by M. Watt Espy.

Explanation:

• Major Watt Espy was a researcher from Alabama who was the first to compile the details of about 19,000 legally authorized executions and publish it in the public domain by the name 'The Espy Files'.
• This data referred to the executions that happened over a long period of approximately 400 years starting from 1608 to 2002.