George Stinney Jr. was the youngestperson sentenced to death in the 20th century in the United States.He was only 14 when he was executed by electric chair.
During his trial,until the day of his execution, he always carried a bible in his hands,claiming for innocence.He was accused of killing two white girls, Betty of 11 years old and Maryof 7, the bodies were found near the house where the teenager resided with hisparents.
At that time all the jurors were white. The triallasted only 2 hours and the sentence was handed down 10 minutes later.
The child's parents were threatened and preventedfrom giving him gifts in the courtroom and then expelling them from that city. Before the execution, George spent 81 days withoutbeing able to see his parents. He was trapped in a solitary cell, 80 km from hiscity. He was heard alone without the presence of his parents or a lawyer. He was electrocuted with 5,380 volts in the head.
70 years later, his innocence was finally proven bya judge in South Carolina. The beam with which the two girls were killed,weighed more than 19.07 kilograms. Therefore, it was impossible for Stinney tobe able to lift it, let alone be able to hit hard enough to kill the two girls.The child was innocent, someone put everything together to blame him just forbeing black.
Stephen King was inspired by this case to write hisbook The Green Mile, which wastaken to theaters in 1999.
During his trial,until the day of his execution, he always carried a bible in his hands,claiming for innocence.He was accused of killing two white girls, Betty of 11 years old and Maryof 7, the bodies were found near the house where the teenager resided with hisparents.
At that time all the jurors were white. The triallasted only 2 hours and the sentence was handed down 10 minutes later.
The child's parents were threatened and preventedfrom giving him gifts in the courtroom and then expelling them from that city. Before the execution, George spent 81 days withoutbeing able to see his parents. He was trapped in a solitary cell, 80 km from hiscity. He was heard alone without the presence of his parents or a lawyer. He was electrocuted with 5,380 volts in the head.
70 years later, his innocence was finally proven bya judge in South Carolina. The beam with which the two girls were killed,weighed more than 19.07 kilograms. Therefore, it was impossible for Stinney tobe able to lift it, let alone be able to hit hard enough to kill the two girls.The child was innocent, someone put everything together to blame him just forbeing black.
Stephen King was inspired by this case to write hisbook The Green Mile, which wastaken to theaters in 1999.
