George Stinney Jr. was the youngest person executed in America in the 20th century

The youngest person to be executed in America in the 20th century is George Stinney Jr. At the age of 14, the boy was put to death in the electric chair.

From the day of the trial until the day of his death, the little boy had the Bible in his hand. Every moment the boy claimed his innocence.

He was accused of killing two white girls. One of the dead was named Betty, age 11, the other Mary, age 7. The bodies of the two unfortunates were found near their own houses.

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All jurors at the time were white. The trial lasted only 2 hours. After only 10 minutes of the trial, the verdict was pronounced and the death penalty was pronounced. In addition to death threats, Stini's parents were not allowed to give their son any gifts in the courtroom. Later they were expelled from the city.

George Stinney spent 81 days in jail before his death. He was not even allowed to meet his parents at this time. Stini was kept in a solitary cell about 80 kilometers from his hometown.

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George Stinney was executed by applying 5380 volts of electricity to the head.

70 years after his death, a South Carolina judge found George Stinney innocent. The beam that killed the two girls weighed more than 19 kg. At the age of 14, it was impossible for Stinney to lift the beam. A lethal hit with that beam is a far cry.

Stinney was completely innocent. The whole plot was arranged, just because he was black, the arrow of accusation went towards the poor man.

Inspired by this incident, Stephen King wrote his book "The Green Mile".

Now I often hear that people were very humane in the past. The right lies. Humans were animals before and still are. Earlier it was not only published, now it is. Herein lies the difference.

(Source: Vintage News)