The First Electrocution - August 6 2020 - Daily True Crime

August 6th: William Kemmler Executed (1890)

We have covered the pros and cons of the death penalty a number of times on this podcast. But, where did it all begin? On August 6th 1890 a man was sent, not to the gallows, but to the electric chair for the first time in history.

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