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#13 Rainey Bethea plunges through trap during his hanging.

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Rainey Bethea plunges through trap during his hanging.

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

#13 Rainey Bethea plunges through trap during his hanging.

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