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Luis CEJA

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

  
 
 
Classification: Murderer
Characteristics: Drugs
Number of victims: 1
Date of murder: June 8, 1930
Date of birth: 1903
Victim profile: Charlie Fong
Method of murder: Stabbing with knife
Location: Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Status: Executed by asphyxiation-gas in Nevada on September 4, 1931
 
 
 
 
 
 

Luis Ceja was executed at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City on September 4, 1931.

He was executed for the crime of murder, Ceja was convicted of killing Charlie Fong in Humboldt County in central Nevada on June 8, 1930.

Ceja was 28 years old at the time of his death and was a native of Mexico, his occupation was listed as pantryman. The death of Charlie Fong was traced to a dispute regarding narcotic traffic in Northern Nevada.

Both Ceja and Fong were heavy drug users, and Ceja claimed he killed Fong in self-defense, stabbing Fong after Fong pulled a gun. The killing took place near Golconda.
 

 
 
 
 
 
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