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Judge reopens 70 year old case where 14 year old boy was executed
Posted on 1/22/14 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 1/22/14 at 1:30 pm
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Almost 70 years ago, South Carolina electrocuted 14-year-old George Stinney, the youngest person to be executed by an American state since the 1800s. Family members today say he's innocent, and while they can't bring him back, they want his name cleared.
A black teen in the Jim Crow South, Stinney was accused of murdering two white girls, ages 7 and 11, as they hunted for wildflowers in Alcolu, about 50 miles southeast of Columbia.
Stinney, according to police, confessed to the crime. No witness or evidence that might vindicate him was presented during a trial that was over in fewer than three hours. An all-white jury convicted him in a flash, 10 minutes, and he was sentenced to "be electrocuted, until your body be dead in accordance with law. And may God have mercy on your soul," court documents say.
Fewer than three months after the girls' deaths, Stinney was escorted to an electric chair at a Columbia penitentiary, built for much larger defendants. The chair's straps were loose on Stinney's 5-foot-1-inch, 95-pound frame, and books were placed on the seat so he would fit in the chair.
When the switch was flipped, Stinney's body convulsed, dislodging the oversized mask and exposing his face to about 40 witnesses, including the slain girls' fathers, according to James Gamble, son of the Clarendon County sheriff at the time. Gamble recalled the execution for The Herald in Rock Hill a decade ago.
Now, attorneys for Stinney's family are demanding a new trial, saying the boy's confession was coerced and that Stinney had an alibi, his sister, Amie Ruffner, who claims she was with Stinney when the murders occurred.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 1:32 pm to GEAUXmedic
is this what The Green Mile was based on?
Posted on 1/22/14 at 1:33 pm to GEAUXmedic
I bet he was shocked to hear that verdict
Posted on 1/22/14 at 1:34 pm to GEAUXmedic
I'm not sure if they have the evidence to overturn a conviction.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 1:35 pm to tigerbaittrick
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Why bother with this?
You know the answer to that.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 1:37 pm to GEAUXmedic
Interesting story... thanks for sharing.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 1:38 pm to Displaced
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is this what The Green Mile was based on?
I wondered the same thing when I originally read the story.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 1:43 pm to GEAUXmedic
I remember reading about this a while back. Something about the person who actually committed the crime had a family member high up on the political ladder. They framed this black child, who was actually helping search for the bodies, and forced a confession out of him, then hurried the execution so it was a done deal. IIRC, either the killer or someone who knew the killer confessed the truth on their deathbed. Sad story.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 1:44 pm to GEAUXmedic
Give the family 50 million bucks for being black during the wrong part of history
Posted on 1/22/14 at 1:47 pm to GEAUXmedic
More race baiting propaganda just in time for February. control the masses
Posted on 1/22/14 at 1:50 pm to Placebeaux
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More race baiting propaganda just in time for February. control the masses
Did you read the story? Not every story involving whites and blacks is race baiting believe it or not.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 1:55 pm to Rush2112
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Did you read the story?
Of course he didn't.
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Not every story involving whites and blacks is race baiting believe it or not.
No, and this story is very sad.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:49 pm to Rush2112
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Did you read the story? Not every story involving whites and blacks is race baiting believe it or not.
No and don't have to. It was 70 years ago. Why bring it up? Justice? Yeah right.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:52 pm to Grim
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I bet he was shocked to hear that verdict
Yeah I bet he didn't see that coming.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:54 pm to GEAUXmedic
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saying the boy's confession was coerced
It took 70 years to come to this conclusion?
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Stinney had an alibi, his sister, Amie Ruffner, who claims she was with Stinney when the murders occurred.
Seems like that would've been presented, I don't know..like a few minutes into the defense at trial.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:56 pm to WG_Dawg
it's a very sad story, and probably not uncommon during that era in the south.
But, I am not sure what can be accomplished, if they want him acquired that's fine. If they are seeking reparations, c'mon.
But, I am not sure what can be accomplished, if they want him acquired that's fine. If they are seeking reparations, c'mon.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:56 pm to WG_Dawg
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Seems like that would've been presented, I don't know..like a few minutes into the defense at trial.
Why do you assume it wasn't?
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:57 pm to GEAUXmedic
This is going to be a happy, respectful thread that promotes a lot of togetherness.
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