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Jun 30, 2023 inhistory

The execution of Rainey Bertha for the rape and murder of Lischia Edwards, was watched by over 20,000 men, women and children. It was the last public hanging in the USA. 1936.

The execution of Rainey Bertha for the rape and murder of Lischia Edwards, was watched by over 20,000 men, women and children. It was the last public hanging in the USA. 1936.

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