David Thomas Dawson

David Thomas Dawson
Born(1957-10-20)October 20, 1957
DiedAugust 11, 2006(2006-08-11) (aged 48)
Cause of deathExecution by lethal injection
Conviction(s)Deliberate homicide (3 counts)
Criminal penaltyDeath (April 15, 1987)
Details
VictimsDavid Rodstein, 39
Monica Rodstein, 39
Andrew Rodstein, 11
DateApril 19, 1986
CountryUnited States
State(s)Montana

David Thomas Dawson (October 20, 1957 – August 11, 2006)[1] was an American convicted murderer who was executed at Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge, Montana. Dawson was executed for the April 1986 murders of the Rodstein family in Billings, Montana. He remains the most recent person executed in Montana.[2]

  1. ^ "David Thomas Dawson #1039". Clark County Prosecutor. Retrieved November 10, 2007.
  2. ^ "Gazette opinion: Abolish Montana's death penalty". Billings Gazette. February 21, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2021.