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Willie Francis
- Willie Francis (January 12, 1929 – May 9, 1947) was an American teenager known for surviving a failed execution by electrocution in the United States. He was a convicted juvenile sentenced to death at age 16 by the state of Louisiana in 1945 for the murder of Andrew Thomas, a pharmacy owner in St. Martinville who had once employed him.
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Dec 22, 2022 · A man who survived the electric chair once described what it felt like before he was eventually executed in 1947. In 1945, 16-year-old Willie Francis was sentenced to death as a juvenile offender by the state of Louisiana for the murder of Andrew Thomas - a pharmacy owner who once employed him.
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Nov 29, 2021 · On May 3, 1946, Louisiana attempted to execute Francis in the electric chair, but an intoxicated prison guard had improperly set up the chair. Francis was badly shocked but survived the execution attempt.
On May 3, 1946, Francis survived an attempt at execution by the electric chair. Witnesses reported hearing the teenager scream from behind the leather hood, "Take it off! Take it off! Let me breathe!" as the supposedly lethal surge of electricity was being applied.
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Glossip, 59, was referring to his state’s three failed attempts to take his life over the last 25 years. The first, back in 2015, was delayed due to a Supreme Court case against the state. The ...
Apr 30, 2018 · On May 9, 1947, a little over a year after the first execution attempt, Willie Francis was strapped into the electric chair. He was asked if he had any final words. He replied, “Nothing at all.” At 12:05 pm, the switch was pulled and five minutes later Francis was pronounced dead.
Sep 23, 2021 · One of the most chilling cases was that of young Willie Francis, who survived the electric chair (via History). Francis, convicted of murdering his old employer, was only 17 when he was executed. The first time, anyway. After his first go failed, he was sent back to the chair a year later, where his execution was carried out successfully.
