Leon Czolgosz
5/5/1873 - 10/29/1901
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Last Words
"I killed the President because he was the enemy of the good people – the good working people. I am not sorry for my crime."
Death & Legacy
Leon F. Czolgosz, the assassin of President McKinley, was electrocuted at 7:12:30 o'clock this morning. He died without a struggle. The end came so quickly that it was difficult to realize that he was dead. His body was buried in the prison yard.
Details
- Cause of Death
- Execution by electric chair
- Age at Death
- 28 years
- Funeral Location
- The location of Leon Czolgosz's funeral is not publicly documented. After his execution, his body was buried on the grounds of Auburn Prison in New York, where he was executed.
- Final Resting Place
- Prison Cemetery, Auburn, New York, U.S.