Last American criminal to be publicly executed (c. 1909–1936)
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Rainey Bethea
Born
c. October 16, 1909
Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
Died
August 14, 1936(1936-08-14) (aged 26)
Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S.
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; 87 years ago (1936-08-14))
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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^Smith, Gerald L.; McDaniel, Karen Cotton; Hardin, John A. (2015-08-28). "Bethea, Rainey". The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-8131-6066-5.
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