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Rainey Bethea: The photographic story of America's last public execution, 1936 - Rare Historical Photos
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Gallows used to hang bootlegger who SMILED as he faced death at one of America's last public executions in 1928 are discovered in an old barn | Daily Mail Online
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Rainey Bethea: The photographic story of America's last public execution, 1936 - Rare Historical Photos
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