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Spree Killer Charles Starkweather execution day...
Spree Killer Charles Starkweather execution day...
Item # 723974
June 25, 1959
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., June 25, 1959
* Charles Starkweather execution (day of)
* Girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate spree murders
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Starkweather Dies" with lead-in: "Doctor Stricken Fatally at Execution" with photos of Starkweather and his 14-year old girlfriend. (see images)
Complete with 28 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally in very nice condition.
background: Charles Starkweather was executed by the state of Nebraska on June 25, 1959, for the murders he committed during his 1957–1958 killing spree. At just 20 years old, he was put to death in the electric chair at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln, making him one of the youngest people executed in the U.S. during the 20th century. Starkweather had been convicted primarily for the murder of 11 people, including his girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate’s family and several others across Nebraska and Wyoming. His execution followed the denial of multiple appeals, and witnesses reported that he remained defiant to the end, refusing last rites and making no final statement. The case shocked the nation and later inspired numerous books, films, and songs, cementing Starkweather’s place as one of the most infamous American murderers of the postwar era.
Category: The 20th Century
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