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BetheaRainey Bethea Rainey Bethea Last United States criminal to be publicly executed (c. 1909–1936) Rainey Bethea (c. 1909[b] – August 14, 1936), was one of the last people 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. Bethea is widely believed to have been the last person to be publicly executed in the United States, but that distinction instead goes to Roscoe Jackson, who was publicly hanged for Missouri in 1937. This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2020) Quick facts Born, Died ... Rainey Bethea Born c. October 16, 1909 Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. Died August… (Source: Wikipedia)
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