The Boy Nevada Killed: Floyd Loveless and the Juvenile Capital Punishment Debate
(Part of the True Crime Series)
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At seventeen, Floyd Burton Loveless became the youngest person ever executed by the state of Nevada. What led him to that end was just as tragic. Following a series of family catastrophes, Loveless was a petty thief by age twelve and a confessed rapist at fifteen. Sentenced to seven years at an Indiana state boys reformatory, he escaped after a month in custody. The ruthless teen robbed his way to Carlin, Nevada, where he shot and killed a constable who spotted the stolen car he was driving and confronted him. After a protracted legal battle, Loveless died in the gas chamber on September 29, 1944. Author Janice Oberding recounts the sordid details that sparked national controversy over the constitutionality of juvenile capital punishment.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1467137685
ISBN13:9781467137683
Release Date:February 2017
Publisher:History Press
Length:160 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"
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