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More than 800 people have lost their lives in jail since July 13, 2015 but few details are publicly released. Huffington Post is compiling a database of every person who died until July 13, 2016 to shed light on how they passed.
The official cause of death is disputed by her children. [20] Ron Porambo: 2006-10-22 United States: Choking on an orange Journalist who covered the 1967 Newark riots: Charged with 30 years for felony murder, conspiracy to commit robbery, two counts of armed robbery, burglary, and possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose. Samuel Hinga Norman
Another execution of note in Kentucky was that of Rainey Bethea. Bethea was executed by hanging on 14 August 1936 for the rape of 70-year-old Lischia Edwards. He had also confessed to her murder by strangling but the Commonwealth indicted him only on the rape charge since that was the only capital crime for which the penalty was public hanging.
KDLA runs the Kentucky State Digital Archives, digital public records of state and local government agencies with free online searchable access for the public. [2] The Archives Research Room houses Kentucky's historic public records including: [3] City, county and state government records; Birth and Death Records (1852 through 1910)
AOL's True Crime channel has the latest news on serial killers, current cases, controversial murder cases and more.
The prison is located in unincorporated Oldham County, Kentucky, [1] near La Grange, [2] and about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Louisville. [3] It opened in 1940 [ 4 ] to replace the Kentucky State Penitentiary in Frankfort (later known as Kentucky State Reformatory) after a flood damaged the original property.
A 22-year-old pregnant mother was killed while lying down on I-75 last year. Her family has tried for 18 months to get answers.
52-year-old Emma Compton Layne went missing in June 2017. Her remains were found in November of that year. Her husband, Russell Layne, was arrested for her murder the day before Thanksgiving 2024.