Arthur Gooch (January 4, 1909 – June 19, 1936[1])[2] was an American criminal, who is notable for being the only person executed under the Federal Kidnapping Act who did not kill the victim(s).

Gooch was the only person sentenced to death and executed by the federal government of the United States[3] for a kidnapping in which the victim(s) were not killed.

Gooch and another man, Ambrose Nix, kidnapped police officers R.N.

[4] Baker was badly injured after being shoved into a glass case, which then broke during the kidnapping.

This made the crime a capital offense since the victims had not been released unharmed.