#BotchedExecutions | William Kemmler, The First Man In The Electric Chair

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories · Oct 14, 2026 · 14:42

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On August 6th, 1890, William Kemmler became the first man put to death in the electric chair. After seventeen seconds, a doctor said he was dead, and then the witnesses saw his chest rising and falling.

From the book “BOTCHED EXECUTIONS: Four Centuries Of Failed Hangings, Electrocutions, Gassings, Injections And Firing Squads” by Darren Marlar at https://weirddarkness.com/botchedexecutions

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Originally aired: October 13, 2026

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