To: DoctorMichael
The last public execution was in Owensboro,Kentucky in 1936,20,000 in attendance at the hanging.States made laws that all executions be held in an enclosure,away from the public,witnesses only in attendance..
137 posted on
11/24/2003 9:17:17 AM PST by
MEG33
To: MEG33
Thanks for the info.
139 posted on
11/24/2003 9:21:16 AM PST by
DoctorMichael
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