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2. Gruesome Gertie - Wikipedia

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   These scenes with the chair were filmed in the actual execution chamber at Louisiana State Penitentiary, where "Gruesome Gertie" had been used for real executions a decade earlier. "Gruesome Gertie" is the instrument of death in Ernest J. Gaines's novel A Lesson Before Dying. It's used to execute the young black man Jefferson, for a murder he ...

3. Old Smokey - Wikipedia

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   Electric chair chamber at Tennessee State Prison (2007), after the chair was removed. The electric chair at the Tennessee State Prison in Nashville also was nicknamed "Old Smokey", [20] and was used to execute 125 people for capital punishment in Tennessee between July 13, 1916 (Julius Morgan) [21] and November 7, 1960 (William Tines).

4. Old Sparky - Wikipedia

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   Old Sparky is the nickname of the electric chairs in Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Old Smokey is the nickname of the electric chairs used in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. [1] "Old Sparky" is sometimes used to refer ...

5. List of people executed in New Jersey - Wikipedia

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   Electric chair December 17, 1907: Camden: Murder in the course of a robbery 30 James Stewart: 22: Black: Electric chair February 4, 1908: Camden: Murder 31 Gilbert Matticks: 45: Black: Electric chair February 25, 1908: Cumberland: Murder 32 George Wilson: 27: Black: Electric chair March 3, 1908: Essex: Murder in the course of a robbery

6. List of botched executions - Wikipedia

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   Willie Francis (1946) – Electric chair (attempted). "Gruesome Gertie", Louisiana's portable electric chair, was improperly set up before the execution by an intoxicated guard and inmate, resulting in the current not being strong enough to kill Francis or knock him unconscious. The execution failed as a result and Francis could be heard ...

7. Here’s Exactly What Happened To Ted Bundy In The Electric Chair

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   Ted Bundy was one of the most notorious serial killers in history. He murdered more than 30 women between the years of 1974 and 1978, according to Biography.. In 1989, The 42-year-old "lady killer ...