The Execution of Willie Francis by Gilbert King

Description: On May 3, 1946, in picturesque St. Martinville, Louisiana, a seventeen year-old black boy was scheduled for execution by electric chair inside of a tiny redbrick jail. Charged with the murder of a local Cajun pharmacist, Willie Francis’s trial had been brief and a guilty verdict was never in doubt -- strapped Willie into the electric chair. Three hundred pounds of oak and metal, the chair had been dubbed “Gruesome Gertie.” At 12:08 PM, the executioners flipped the switch. Willie screamed and writhed under his restraints. The chair shuddered and slid across the floor. But Willie Francis did not die

Keywords: Willie Francis, Gilbert King, St. Martinville, Gruesome Gertie, Cajun, murder, Bertrand DeBlanc, Death Penalty, Electric chair, execution, Supreme Court, Felix Frankfurter, Execution of Willie Francis, Louisiana, Murder mystery, book, Catholic, New Iberia, Bayou Teche, Cruel and Unusual, Constitution, electrocution, St. Martin Parish, Resweber, Pecot, Ozenne, Simon, Hugo Black, double punishment, coerced, confession, Andrew Thomas, Race, America, South, Angola

Tags: williefrancis, willie, francis, execution, king, gilbert, chair, murder, electric,

Williefrancis.com

Content Revalency: Title: 0.00%   Description: 0.00%   Keywords: 0.00%  |  Document size: 3,581 bytes More info: Whois - Trace Route - RBL Check

WILLIEFRANCIS.COM - Site Location
Country/Flag	United States
City/Region/Zip Code	Brea, California, 92821
Organization	New Dream Network, LLC
Internet Service Provider	New Dream Network, LLC