BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 26th of April 1901 122 years ago He Had Gained a Significant Amount of Weight |
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![]() Outlaw and murderer Tom Thomas E. Ketchum is executed by hanging at the age of 38 in Clayton, New Mexico, United States. ![]() Nobody in Clayton had any experience in conducting hangings, the rope was too long and since Ketchum had gained a significant amount of weight during his time in jail he was decapitated when he dropped through the trap door. |
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