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Another execution of note in Kentucky was that of Rainey Bethea. Bethea was executed by hanging on 14 August 1936 for the rape of 70-year-old Lischia Edwards. He had also confessed to her murder by strangling but the Commonwealth indicted him only on the rape charge since that was the only capital crime for which the penalty was public hanging.
Country Last execution date Name Crime Method C Algeria August 1993 [1]: seven unnamed Islamic terrorists: terrorism: firing squad: A Angola 1977 [2]: Nito Alves and many of his supporters
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The cause of death was hanging. In connection with his death, the jail was issued a notice of non-compliance by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards for failing to properly observe inmates. Jail or Agency: Bell County Jails; State: Texas; Date arrested or booked: UNKNOWN; Date of death: 5/23/2016; Age at death: 45
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Kentucky Emergency Management reported the people who died during the cold snap include a 58-year-old Daviess County woman, a 60-year-old Fayette County man, a 44-year-old Floyd County woman, a 78 ...
Despite remaining a legal penalty, there have been no executions in Kentucky since 2008, and only three since 1976. The most recent execution was of Marco Allen Chapman, who was executed for two murders. Capital punishment in Kentucky has been indefinitely suspended by court order since 2009. [1]
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