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Gohl, a local leader in the Sailors' Union of the Pacific, was suspected in the murders of as many as 124 people whose bodies were found, and of others who had disappeared. Since Washington had recently abolished its death penalty, Gohl spent the rest of his life in prison, dying in 1927. [3]
The day was first organised by the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty in 2003. [1] It has since taken place annually on 10 October. The day is supported by numerous NGOs and world governments, including Amnesty International, [2] the European Union [3] and the United Nations. [4] On 26 September 2007, the Council of Europe also declared ...
December 23, 1910 Hanging: Rape and Murder: Frank Stevenson Black M February 17, 1911 Hanging: Murder: Jesse Cook White M March 10, 1911 Hanging: Murder: William Furbish Black M March 17, 1911 Hanging: Rape: John Marshall Black M April 4, 1913 Hanging in chains: Murder: James Williams Black M April 4, 1913 Hanging: Murder: Henry Sterling Black ...
Jedidiah Murphy was the sixth prisoner put to death in Texas this year. The execution followed a flurry of last-minute legal rulings. On World Day Against the Death Penalty, Texas executes ...
Texas has executed the most inmates of any other state in the nation, and it's not even close. The Lone Star state has put 591 inmates to death since 1982, most recently Garcia Glen White on Oct. 1.
July 24 – James MacGillivray publishes an account of Paul Bunyan in The Detroit News. August 20–21 – The Great Fire of 1910 wildfire burns about 3 million acres (12,000 km 2) in northeast Washington, northern Idaho, and western Montana over 2 days and kills 86 people (believed to be the largest fire in recorded United States history).
Newport News: Electrocution: Muriel Hatchell Chuck Robb: 2 Linwood Earl Briley: Black 30 M October 12, 1984 Richmond City: John Gallaher 3 James Dyral Briley Jr. Black 28 M April 18, 1985 Judy Barton, Harvey Barton, and Harvey Wilkerson [a] 4 Morris Odell Mason: Black 31 M June 25, 1985 Northampton: Margaret Hand 5 Michael Marnell Smith: Black ...
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