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#12 Crowd gathers to view the hanging of Rainey Bethea after his conviction for murder in Kentucky.

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Crowd gathers to view the hanging of Rainey Bethea after his conviction for murder in Kentucky.

Rainey Bethea: Story and Photos of the Last Person in the United States Who Was Executed Publicly in Kentucky on August 14, 1936

#12 Crowd gathers to view the hanging of Rainey Bethea after his conviction for murder in Kentucky.

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