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11 October 1957 – Rhonda Bell Martin
Execution of the day | October 10th 2008 by Old Sparky
Rat poison was Rhonda Bell Martin’s weapon of choice as she bumped off her family one by one in the ‘50s. The serial killer admitted killing her mum, two husbands and three of her children. And while she didn’t say why, it’s thoug read more
4 October1996 – Larry Gene Bell
Execution of the day | October 3rd 2008 by Old Sparky
Today is given over to one particularly unsavoury character, who was convinced he was Jesus Christ up to the day he died. His name is Larry Gene Bell and the American was sent to his death for murdering the sister of a former beauty queen hailing fr read more
Video Blog: The Beginnings of The Death Chair Confessions
The Death Chair Confessions | September 26th 2008 by Digital Data Corruption
First ever video blog: A little background information into the art project The Death Chair Confessions and how the whole idea was conceived. You can read more about the experience here:First video blog and behind The Death Chair Confessions read more
'The Death Chair Confessions' trailer
The Death Chair Confessions | September 26th 2008 by Digital Data Corruption
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About The Death Chair Confessions
The Death Chair Confessions | September 26th 2008 by Digital Data Corruption
For many years, an electric chair has stood in a corner of my room. It has often been the focus of attention for those who have visited my home and there have been many who have asked to sit/be photographed in it. I always refused these requests… t read more
13 September 1924 – Howard Henson
Execution of the day | September 12th 2008 by Old Sparky
Georgia’s electric chair got several outings during the roaring ‘20s. Howard Henson was strapped in after he was found guilty of murder. This electrocution was a forerunner for two more at the end of the ‘20s in the shape of Homer Simpson and M read more
11 September 1929 – Homer Simpson
Execution of the day | September 10th 2008 by Old Sparky
We couldn’t let this one slip by without a mention. Homer Simpson was put on the electric chair on this day in 1929. Disturbingly he was an ex-copper - a police chief no less - and he certainly wasn’t a resident of Springfield. Mr Burns read more
6 September 1991 – Donald Henry ‘Pee Wee’ Gaskins
Execution of the day | September 5th 2008 by Old Sparky
Most people take being a short arse in their stride and go on to make a tremendous success of their lives. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Tom Cruise (sometimes) are noteworthy cases in point. But there are others who choose to be blighted by their bod read more
2 September 1994 – Harold Lamont Otey
Execution of the day | September 1st 2008 by Old Sparky
In 1978, Harold Lamont Otey went down for the murder of a 26-year-old Nebraskan Jane McManus. He admitted to stabbing, smothering and hammering her to death, although he later asserted he was coerced into a confession. In a consequent appeal, his l read more
23 August 1927 – Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Execution of the day | August 22nd 2008 by Old Sparky
It seems the whole world sat up and took notice when Ferdinando Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti took to the hot seat on this day in 1927. They were sent to the electric chair in Massachussets apparently for armed robbery, which resulted in the d read more
10 August 1982 – Frank James Coppola
Execution of the day | August 9th 2008 by Old Sparky
Ultra-violent former policeman Frank James Coppola was executed after he was found guilty of robbery and murder. Working with a female accomplice, they tricked their way into the home of Muriel Hatchell in 1978, where she was bound with venetian bli read more
8 August 1942 – Herbert Hans Haupt
Execution of the day | August 7th 2008 by Old Sparky
Enemy of the States, Herbert Hans Haupt was sent to the electric chair for his war crimes. His execution was part of a mass cull after he and seven co-conspirators were found guilty of spying for Germany in World War II. Originally born in Germany, h read more
Aug. 6th: Today is Pregnant With Meanings That Bush Won't Get!
The Devil and Dan Vojir | August 6th 2008 by Daniel F. Vojir
Well, at least when he was in Korea this time, he took off the lens caps so he could see something! I love it when a date has several different events that are so laden with meaning for our beloved administration or Christofascists! And lord, is Au read more
1890: William Kemmler, only in America
Executed Today | August 6th 2008 by Executed Today
On this date in 1890 the iconic symbol of the American death penalty made its grisly debut upon the person of William Kemmler at New York’s Auburn Prison. The long New World tradition of hanging condemned prisoners came under fire as a barbar read more
6 August 1890 – William Kemmler
Execution of the day | August 5th 2008 by Old Sparky
The first person to go to the electric chair in America was William Kemmler. He was found guilty of murder after he butchered his partner. But he didn’t go quietly. Burying the hatchet Kemmler had killed his common-law wife Tilly Zeigler after read more
27 July 1935 – Eva Coo
Execution of the day | July 26th 2008 by Old Sparky
The remorseless and ruthless drive of Eva Coo was truly stunning. The American earned an electrifying ending after she stopped at nothing in her acquisition of other people’s wealth. Some sources said she owned a brothel, while others said she’d read more
Funfair's electric chair closed after protests
SONS OF SAM | July 25th 2008 by Sam Haine
ROME (Reuters) - An Italian funfair closed an attraction where a life-sized dummy was "executed" in an electric chair on Thursday following protests by opponents of capital punishment. The macabre... The amusement of Joe Kerekes and Harlow Cuadra read more
22 July 1991 – Andrew Lee Jones
Execution of the day | July 21st 2008 by Old Sparky
A jealous lover got back at the woman who dumped him in a depraved and callous crime. Andrew Lee Jones took his wrath out on his ex-partner’s child after he abducted the little girl as she slept. Jones broke into the house and swiped the 11-year-ol read more
20 July 2006 – Brandon Hedrik
Execution of the day | July 19th 2008 by Old Sparky
Having an IQ of 70 or less can render you unexecutable in the US. So Virginia faced a controversial decision 2006 when it sent Brandon Wayne Hedrik to his death. He’d been found guilty of the protracted crime of kidnapping, robbing, raping and shoo read more
17 July 1996 – John Joubert
Execution of the day | July 16th 2008 by Old Sparky
Child-killer John J Joubert felt the full wrath of Nebraska today in 1996 after he was executed for double murder. At an early age he discovered a predilection for bullying, perhaps fuelled by a pure hatred for his mum. He discovered that he derived read more
1989: Horace Franklin Dunkins, Jr., “just hope that he was…
Executed Today | July 14th 2008 by Executed Today
Minutes after midnight this date in 1989, Alabama’s executioners electrocuted a mentally retarded murderer. Nine minutes later, after rewiring the chair, they finally managed to kill him. Alabama’s fifth execution of the “modern read more
1999: Allen Lee “Tiny” Davis, the end of the road for…
Executed Today | July 8th 2008 by Executed Today
On this date in 1999, America’s obesity epidemic met Florida’s death penalty politics in the ugly electrocution of Allen Lee “Tiny” Davis. The reader will discern that Tiny earned his nickname ironically. Reportedly 15 read more
8 July 1999 – Allen Lee Davis
Execution of the day | July 7th 2008 by Old Sparky
Allen Lee ‘Tiny’ Davis was on parole for armed-robbery when he turned up at the Jacksonville home of the Weiler family and attacked pregnant mother of two Nancy. He beat her so hard in the sustained attack that the butt of the gun he was using to read more
Nebraska Puts Executions on Hold While It Seeks New Death Penalty…
SONS OF SAM | July 5th 2008 by Sam Haine
TECUMSEH, Neb. — For more than 10 years, John Lotter has faced death in Nebraska's electric chair for the grisly 1993 triple murder that spawned the movie "Boys Don't Cry." But the state Supreme... The amusement of Joe Kerekes and Harlow Cuadra read more
1 July 1997 – Harold McQueen
Execution of the day | June 30th 2008 by Old Sparky
Alcohol plagued the life of Harold McQueen from the age of ten and it turned out to be instrumental in the events that lead to his death. McQueen and his half brother William Burnell spent the afternoon of 17 January 1981 getting wasted on a lethal c read more
Grumpy’s Cartoon
From The Grumpy Old Man (Environment) | June 30th 2008 by Eddy De Clercq
Patent pending: eco-friendly electric chair Click on thumbnail to zoom in Tags: cartoon, eco-friendly, electric chair, patent pending Related posts No related posts. read more
25 June 1959 – Charles Starkweather
Execution of the day | June 24th 2008 by Old Sparky
Serial killers always seem to gain notoriety. And Americans certainly have a love-hate affair with Charles Starkweather. His story spawned films, songs, you name it, he inspired it and hence he was immortalised. And when you hear the story, you’ll read more
25 June 1985 – Morris Mason
Execution of the day | June 24th 2008 by Old Sparky
‘When I get back, I’m gonna show him I can play basketball as good as he can’ said Morris Odell Mason about a fellow inmate. Sadly he was never coming back, for Mason was on his way to the electric chair at the time. The 31-year-old was being read more
SC inmate who killed 2 executed by electric chair
SONS OF SAM | June 21st 2008 by Sam Haine
COLUMBIA, S.C. --A South Carolina man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents 14 years ago was executed in the state's electric chair Friday night after a last-ditch effort to halt the... The amusement of Joe Kerekes and Harlow Cuadra murde read more
Stay of execution issued in Reed case
SONS OF SAM | June 20th 2008 by Sam Haine
COLUMBIA — Minutes before James Earl Reed's execution, scheduled for 6 p.m. an official who declined to give his name said, "The U.S. District Court has issued a stay. We don't know for how... The amusement of Joe Kerekes and Harlow Cuadra murderi read more
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