electric chair

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“As soon as Dara and I walked into his house, the electric chair from ‘Female Trouble’ was right in front of us.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2023

Those tapes were recorded once each in 1987, 1989, and twice in 1990, when Virginia still used the electric chair.

From Slate • May 15, 2023

There are the stories of the many lawyers and activists who fought to save Paula from the electric chair and end capital punishment for children.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2023

But by the late 1970s and early 1980s, problems with executions using the electric chair made headlines everywhere.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2022

The Carter Cowboys had been saved from the electric chair.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger