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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.
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The aggravating factors making murder, kidnapping, or armed robbery punishable by death are the following: [5] The murder or kidnapping was committed by a person with a prior record of conviction for a capital offense, or the offense of murder was committed by a person who has a substantial history of serious assaultive criminal convictions;
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 listing documents the occurrence of a death, making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or officer involved. Killings are arranged by date of the incident that caused death. Different death dates, if known, are noted in the description. This page lists 1728 people.
The Fayette County coroner has identified a body found in a shallow pond off Tates Creek Road in Lexington on Sunday afternoon. Fayette Coroner Gary Ginn identified the remains as belonging to 64 ...
Three suspects have been taken into custody after a shooting in Bath County left one man dead, according to Kentucky State Police. The Eastern Kentucky shooting happened shortly before 6 a.m ...
Kentucky State Police said Pulaski County 911 operators contacted them at 7 p.m. and asked for help finding a Ford F-150 driven by Angela Gosser, 56, of Russell Springs. Angela and Larry Gosser ...