Willie Francis was sentenced to death by electric chair, miraculously survived the first execution attempt

Willie Francis was sentenced to death by electric chair, miraculously survived the first execution attempt

17-year-old Willie Francis was preparing for his death on May 3, 1946. The teen was put into “Gruesome Gertie,” Louisiana’s electric chair, too scared to say his goodbyes, Francis awaited the inevitable moment when he would sent to his death. However,…

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