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First degree murder. Criminal penalty. Death by electrocution. William Francis Kemmler (May 9, 1860 – August 6, 1890) was an American peddler, alcoholic, and murderer, who, in 1890, became the first person in the world to be executed by electric chair.
- Produce merchant
- Tillie Ziegler (common-law wife)
Feb 9, 2010 · 1890. First execution by electric chair. At Auburn Prison in New York, the first execution by electrocution in history is carried out against William Kemmler, who had been convicted of...
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Apr 29, 2022 · Meanwhile, a man named William Kemmler became the first person in the world to be killed with the electric chair in the late 19th century. Since then, there have been over 4,000 executions by electrocution in the United States alone, but many of them share the botched nature of the very first execution by electrocution.
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Aug 7, 2015 · After an initial 17-second administration of high-voltage electric current, a doctor declared Kemmler dead. Then Kemmler let out a deep groan and witnesses reportedly screamed “Turn on the current!” Reports of the execution say that “After 2 minutes the execution chamber filled with the smell of burning flesh. 2 of the witnesses fainted.
Aug 5, 1990 · By John G. Leyden. August 4, 1990 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. ONE HUNDRED years ago tomorrow, William Kemmler achieved immortality -- not for how he lived but for how he died. A slow-witted, alcoholic...
Apr 28, 2017 · Retropolis. ‘Great God, he is alive!’. The first man executed by electric chair died slower than Thomas Edison expected. By Michael S. Rosenwald. April 28, 2017 at 7:05 a.m. EDT. An electric chair...
William Kemmler was an illiterate vegetable peddler, a mentally retarded resident of a Buffalo shanty. He was convicted on May 19, 1889, of the sordid hatchet murder of Mrs. Tillie Ziegler,...
