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Rainey Bethea | |
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Born | c. October 16, 1909 Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | August 14, 1936 Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S. | (aged 26)
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Resting place | Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery |
Known for | Being the final person to be publicly executed in the United States |
Criminal status | Executed (August 14, 1936 | )
Conviction(s) | Rape[a] |
Criminal penalty | Death by hanging |
Rainey Bethea (c. 1909[b] – August 14, 1936), was the last person publicly executed in the United States.[1] Bethea, who confessed to the rape and killing of a 70-year-old woman named Lischia Edwards, was convicted of her rape and publicly hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky.
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