Rainey Bethea, convicted of rape and murder, was hanged on August 14, 1936 in Owensboro, Kentucky in front of 20,000 spectators. A media frenzy ensued after foul-ups in the execution and it would be the last public execution in America.
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
On This Day
Rainey Bethea, convicted of rape and murder, was hanged on August 14, 1936 in Owensboro, Kentucky in front of 20,000 spectators. A media frenzy ensued after foul-ups in the execution and it would be the last public execution in America.
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