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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)
There are 3366 births, 3926 deaths, 1121 murders, 497 disasters and 2076 other events about 5724 people in 6428 places until today.
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BirthFactDeath (x) Friday 4th of November 1983 42 years ago |
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38-year-old serial killer Dennis Nilsen aka Killing For Company starts his life sentence as 'Prisoner B62006' in Wormwood Scrubs Prison, London, Greater London, United Kingdom. Nilsen's Prisoner number was A6191AC. |
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