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The rope that was used to hang Williams was too long, and when Williams hit the floor after dropping through the trap door on the gallows, three police officers were required to hold Williams up by the rope for over 14 minutes until he finally died of strangulation. The circumstances of Williams' execution helped lead to the abolition of capital punishment in Minnesota.
(13 February 1906)
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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 20th of August 1993 32 years ago He Was Born to Breathe and Born to Die |
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 Double murderer Carl Eugene Kelly is executed by lethal injection at the age of 34 in Huntsville Prison, 815 12th Street, Huntsville, Texas, United States. Kelly's last words were “I’m an African warrior, born to breathe, and born to die.” |
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