George Stinney: Executing a 14-Year-Old on the Electric Chair

George Stinney, a 14-year-old African American boy, was wrongly convicted of murder in 1944 in South Carolina. The case was highly flawed, with minimal evidence and a lack of proper legal representation. Unfortunately, despite the knowledge of his innocence at that time, George Stinney was executed in the electric chair merely 83 days after the crime occurred.

It wasn’t until decades later, around 70 years after his wrongful execution, that new evidence emerged, highlighting the injustice of his conviction. His case became a symbol of racial injustice and flaws within the legal system, prompting efforts to seek justice retroactively and shed light on the wrongful treatment of individuals, especially within marginalized communities.

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George Stinney Jr. | The True Story Of His Wrongful Execution

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Eighty years ago, in the heart of South Carolina, George Stinney Jr., at just 14 years old, became the youngest person executed in the United States during the 20th century.

George was wrongfully executed. He was so small that he did not fit in the electric chair. As a true crime enthusiast, I stumbled upon George’s story here on YouTube, but I felt the case was not completely covered. I decided to research the case myself.

Join me on a journey through history to find forgotten names, faces, and facts buried for nearly eight decades. Prepare to be captivated as we uncover a story even more heartbreaking and infuriating than imagined.

Accused of the murders of 11-year-old Betty June Binnicker and 7-year-old Mary Emma Thames, George faced a harrowing ordeal. Interrogated without proper legal representation or even parental guidance, he allegedly confessed to the crime.

In a one-day trial, George was swiftly convicted and sentenced to death by electrocution. Shockingly, his legal team did not call witnesses to the stand, demand to see the alleged written and signed confession, cross-examine the State’s witnesses, nor did they file an appeal.

In just 83 days, George’s life spiraled from accusation to execution, leaving his family to endure seven decades of silent suffering.

It took the dedication of young defense attorney Matt Burgess, then fresh out of law school, to reignite the fight for justice in 2014.

The Tragic Case of George Stinney: A Child Sentenced to Death

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15 nov 2023

The year was 1944, and the courtroom was crowded with the tension and dread that comes before great events. Here stood George Stinney Jr., the twentieth century’s youngest executioner in the United States. A 14-year-old African-American child was convicted after a 10-minute trial in which an all-white jury delivered the decision in less than the time it takes to boil an egg.

As World War II raged on the other side of the world, America was immersed in its own internal conflicts, profoundly scarred by the scourge of racial segregation and Jim Crow laws. But what if I told you that George Stinney’s story has been purposefully swept under the rug, swept away in an attempt to hide the horrifying narrative of an innocent young kid caught in the clutches of racial injustice? Continue reading to find out more!

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A 14-year-old African-American named George Stinney Jr. was the youngest person in the United States to be executed by electric chair. During the Jim Crow years, he was executed in the Deep South in 1944.

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George Stinney was a 14-year-old African American boy who was wrongfully convicted and executed for the murder of two young white girls in Alcolu, South Carolina in 1944. Here are the key points of his case:

  1. On March 23, 1944, two young white girls, Betty June Binnicker, age 11, and Mary Emma Thames, age 7, were found dead in a ditch in Alcolu, South Carolina.

  2. George Stinney was arrested and interrogated without his parents or a lawyer present. He allegedly confessed to the murders after being held for several hours.

  3. Stinney’s trial lasted just one day, and his court-appointed lawyer did not call any witnesses or present any evidence on his behalf.

  4. The all-white jury deliberated for just 10 minutes before finding Stinney guilty of murder.

  5. Stinney was sentenced to death by electrocution, and he was executed just 83 days after the murders.

  6. In 2014, Stinney’s conviction was posthumously overturned by a South Carolina judge who ruled that he did not receive a fair trial due to his age, lack of legal representation, and the absence of a complete record of the proceedings.

  7. Stinney’s case is often cited as an example of racial injustice and the failure of the criminal justice system to protect the rights of children and minorities.

  8. The case also highlights the importance of due process and the right to a fair trial, particularly for vulnerable individuals such as children and those who may not have access to legal representation.

1 Family seeks justice 70 years after execution


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The family of 14-year-old George Stinney, executed for murder in 1944, says he’s innocent. CNN’s David Mattingly reports.

2 George Stinney, 14, Executed In Vile Act Of Injustice, Exonerated 70s Years Late

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“Calling it a “great and fundamental injustice,” a South Carolina judge on Wednesday vacated the 1944 murder conviction of 14-year-old George J. Stinney Jr., the youngest person executed in the United States in the last century. Judge Carmen T. Mullen of Circuit Court did not rule that the conviction of Mr. Stinney for the murder of two white girls in the town of Alcolu was wrong on the merits. She did find, however, that the prosecution had failed in numerous ways to safeguard the constitutional rights of Mr. Stinney, who was black, from the time he was taken into custody until his death by electrocution. The all-white jury could not be considered a jury of the teenager’s peers, Judge Mullen ruled, and his court-appointed attorney did “little to nothing” to defend him. His confession was most likely coerced and unreliable, she added, “due to the power differential between his position as a 14-year-old black male apprehended and questioned by white, uniformed law enforcement in a small, segregated mill town in South Carolina.””* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

In 1944, it took 12 white men 10 minutes to convict 14-year-old George Stinney Jr. for beating two young white girls to death. On Wednesday, Circuit Court Judge Carmen Mullins vacated the decision, which sent Stinney to the electric chair on what civil rights advocates have said for years was a coerced confession.

In Alcolu, a small South Carolina town, NBC News reports Stinney confessed to beating two girls, ages 11 and 8, with a railroad spike. He weighed 95 pounds when he was arrested, and was so small he had to sit on a phone book in the electric chair when he was executed within three months of the murders.

Civil rights advocates have pushed for the case to be reopened for years, NBC News reported Wednesday. “He is often cited as the youngest person executed in the U.S. in the 20th century,” NBC News reports. According to The Grio, his trial lasted around 3 hours, with no witnesses called to his defense. “No physical evidence or trial transcript exists,” The Grio reports.

NBC News notes that “[i]n a 2009 affidavit, Stinney’s sister said she had been with him on the day of the murders and he could not have committed them.”

From The Grio:

Ray Brown, who’s producing a film called 83 Days based on Stinney’s execution timeline, said he was overwhelmed by Wednesday’s ruling.

“It’s never too late for justice,” Brown said. “There’s no statute of limitations on justice. One of the things I can say about South Carolina and I can give them credit for—is that they got it right this time. During a period of time in our nation where we seem to have such a great racial divide, you have a southern state that has decided to admit they made a mistake and correct it.”

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4 – June 16, 1944 – George Stinney, Age 14, Executed

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Today in 1944, George Stinney Jr., 14, became the youngest American executed in the 20th century. Stinney was convicted of murdering two Caucasian girls, on the basis that he interacted with the girls the day prior. In this edition of Moments in Civil Rights History, a collaboration of Comcast and the Equal Justice Initiative, Stinney faces what is recognized today as a discriminatory trial. In 2014, a judge posthumously vacated his conviction.
5 THE CURRENT | The Story of George Stinney Jr
 
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This film is based in part on the true history of George Stinney Jr and on An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Beirce.

6 WIS Awareness 1/26/14
 
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In April of 1944, George Stinney Jr., a 14-year-old African American boy from Alcolu, SC was convicted of brutally bludgeoning to White girls to death. He was sent to the electric chair on June 16, 1944. The families of the two girls, Mary Emma Thames, 7, and Betty June Binnicker, 11, believe justice has been served. 70 years later, the family of Stinney wants to re-open case, claiming there is new evidence and the teen did not get a fair trial. USC law professor, Kenneth Gaines, breaks down the case from a legal perspective, looking at the challenges both sides face and examining the role of race.

7 The Youngest American Ever Executed – October 1, 2011

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The tragic and disturbing history of a young American boy, George Junius Stinney Jr., who was executed in June of 1944 and became the youngest person to be executed in the United States of America. It’s a disgusting event triggered largely by racists since the young boy was a Black American. A group of dedicated attorneys are working diligently to exonerate the boy posthumously.

8 My Name Is George Junius Stinney Jr.

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George Junius Stinney, Jr. is the youngest person executed in the United States at age 14.

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10 Judge decides fate of 1944 trial

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The family of George Stinney, the 14-year-old African-American boy executed in 1944, is back in court for a second day in hopes of clearing his name.

11 Robert Ridgeway: “George Stinney led searchers to the bodies.”

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Robert Ridgeway was a teenager when his father and some of the other men in Alcolu spent hours searching for Betty June and Mary Emma. (Note: This video is not to be used without permission.)

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13 George Stinney – P-DASH

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Music video for P-Dash’s song “George Stinney,” which follows the true story events of the youngest person ever put to death in the United States. This music video, which chronicles the fourteen-year-old’s investigation, trial and execution, was shot primarily with a RED Dragon, and two Blackmagic Production Cameras for supporting coverage, over two days on location in Lawrenceville, GA and Newnan, GA. Edited in Adobe Premiere Pro utilizing multi-cam sequencing. Visual effects done in Adobe After Effects. Color graded in DaVinci Resolve. Mastered in 4K UHD.

14 George Stinney Jr.: The Child In The Chamber

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15 George Stinney Judge Speaks PKG

16 Judge overturns conviction of 14-yo executed in 1944 Finally! – George Stinney Exonerated

 

Gepubliceerd op 18 dec. 2014

 
I’ve been following this story a long time. 
 
This update is bittersweet. (thanks to Kyle Kulinski from Secular Talk for the update https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zdaN… ) 
 
A South Carolina judge on Wednesday took the unusual step of vacating the 1944 conviction of a black 14-year-old boy, the youngest person executed in the United States in the past century, saying he did not receive a fair trial in the murders of two white girls. 
 
George Stinney Jr. was convicted by an all-white jury after a one-day trial and a 10-minute jury deliberation during a time when racial segregation prevailed in much of the United States. 
 
Stinney died in the electric chair less than three months after the killings of Betty June Binnicker, 11, and Mary Emma Thames, 7 
 
In her ruling, Judge Carmen Tevis Mullen said she was not overturning the case on its merits, which scant records made nearly impossible to relitigate, but on the failure of the court to grant Stinney a fair trial. 
 
She said few or no defense witnesses testified and that it was “highly likely” that Stinney’s confession to white police officers was coerced. 
 
“From time to time we are called to look back to examine our still-recent history and correct injustice where possible,” she wrote. “I can think of no greater injustice than a violation of one’s constitutional rights, which has been proven to me in this case by a preponderance of the evidence standard.” 
 
The girls disappeared on March 23, 1944, after leaving home in the small mill town of Alcolu on their bicycles to look for wildflowers. They were found the next morning in a ditch, their skulls crushed. 
 
Stinney was taken into custody that day and confessed within hours, according to Mullen’s ruling. 
 
Last year, members of Stinney’s family petitioned for a new trial. His sister, Amie Ruffner, 77, testified in a January hearing that he could not have killed the girls because he had been with her on that day. 
 
Citing the lack of a transcript from the original trial, no surviving physical evidence and only a handful of official documents, Mullen ruled instead to overturn the conviction outright. 
 
Ruffner and two other surviving siblings of Stinney, who were run out of town shortly after his arrest, were pleased with the outcome, said Stinney family attorney Matthew Burgess. 
 
“This is something that’s been weighing on them for seven decades now,” he said. “They are happy to hear that their brother has been exonerated.” 
 
Prosecutors, who had opposed a new trial, were not immediately available for comment.
 
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17 Judge: Boy, 14, shouldn’t have been executed in SC

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18 The Execution of George Stinney

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Gepubliceerd op 23 apr. 2016

 
What this clip doesn’t show is that Bible he brought with him was taken and used as a booster seat because a 14 year old boy is too small for an electric chair. They also do not show the mask slipping off his face showing his eyes full of tears and saliva coming from his mouth, because the mask wasn’t made to fit a 14 year old boy. This clip also does not show that it took 2 more jolts of electricity before he died because they were unable to secure the electrodes correctly. The chair was not meant to be used to execute children, it was built for grown men.

19 South Carolina Boy Exonerated After 70-Year-Old Execution

Gepubliceerd op 17 dec. 2014

 
A S.C. judge dismissed the verdict in the 1944 case involving George Stinney, Jr., a 14-year-old boy convicted of a double-murder and executed.

20 The Youngest American Ever Executed – October 1, 2011

2 okt. 2011

The tragic and disturbing history of a young American boy, George Junius Stinney Jr., who was executed in June of 1944 and became the youngest person to be executed in the United States of America. It’s a disgusting event triggered largely by racists since the young boy was a Black American. A group of dedicated attorneys are working diligently to exonerate the boy posthumously.
 
 

21 Judge vacates murder conviction on Pennsylvania teen executed in 1931

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14 jun. 2022

A Pennsylvania judge overturned the murder conviction of a 16-year-old boy who was put to death in 1931. Alexander McClay Williams was accused of murdering 33-year-old Vida Robare while a student at Glen Mills School in Delaware County.
 
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22 Teen’s conviction tossed 70 years after his execution

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18 dec 2014
 
The murder conviction of George Stinney, Jr., a 14-year-old African-American boy who was executed 70 years ago for the deaths of two white girls, was just overturned. A South Carolina judge ruled the boy did not have a fair trial.

23 Execution in South Carolina: 14-Year-Old George Stinney Convicted in 1944

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16 sep 2020
 
Seventy-six years ago, the execution of a young Black teen made history in South Carolina. George Stinney was convicted and tried in a one day-trial. And the story is being used as a lesson today. We have updates from WLTX.

24 – Family seeks justice 70 years after 14 year old’s execution

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23 jan 2014
 
The family of 14-year-old George Stinney, executed for murder in 1944, says he’s innocent. CNN’s David Mattingly reports.
 

 

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3 mei 2023
 

George Stinney was a young African-American boy who was wrongfully convicted and executed for the murder of two white girls in South Carolina, United States, in 1944. He was born on October 21, 1929, in Alcolu, South Carolina, and was just 14 years old at the time of his trial and execution. Despite a lack of evidence and a coerced confession, Stinney was convicted by an all-white jury in a trial that lasted just two hours. He was executed by electric chair on June 16, 1944, making him the youngest person to be executed in the United States in the 20th century. Stinney’s case has since become a symbol of racial injustice and a reminder of the flaws in the criminal justice system. In 2014, his conviction was posthumously vacated by a South Carolina judge, clearing his name more than 70 years after his wrongful execution.

25 Interview With George Stinney (14) 5 Minutes Before Death Row Execution

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20 jun 2023 UNITED STATES
 
Interview With George Stinney (14) 5 Minutes Before Death Row Execution

26 The Execution Of George Stinney Jr


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23 apr 2016

George Junius Stinney Jr. (October 21, 1929 – June 16, 1944) was an African-American youth who at a flawed trial was convicted at age 14 of murder in 1944 in his home town of Alcolu, South Carolina. He was the youngest person in the United States in the 20th-century to be sentenced to death and to be executed.[1]

Stinney was convicted in 1944 in a one-day trial[2] of the first-degree murder of two white girls: 11-year-old Betty June Binnicker and 8-year-old Mary Emma Thames. After being arrested, Stinney was said to have confessed to the crime.[3][4] There was no written record of his confession apart from notes provided by an investigating deputy,[5] and no transcript of the brief trial. He was executed by electric chair.

Since Stinney’s conviction and execution, the question of his guilt, the validity of his reported confession, and the judicial process leading to his execution have been extensively criticized.[6]

A group of lawyers and activists investigated the Stinney case on behalf of his family. In 2013 the family petitioned for a new trial. On December 17, 2014, his conviction was posthumously vacated 70 years after his execution, because the circuit court judge ruled that he had not been given a fair trial; he had no effective defense and his Sixth Amendment rights had been violated.[7][8] The judgment noted that while Stinney may in fact have committed the crime, the prosecution and trial were fundamentally flawed.

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22 jun 2020

THE CURRENT THE EXECUTION OF 14 YEARS GEORGE STINNEY TRUE STORY FULL VIDEO

George Junius Stinney, Jr. (October 21, 1929 – June 16, 1944), was an African American child who was convicted, in a proceeding later vacated as an unfair trial, of murdering two white girls, ages 7 and 11, in his hometown of Alcolu, South Carolina. He was executed by electric chair in June 1944. Stinney is the youngest American to be sentenced to death and executed.

George Junius Stinney, Jr.

George Stinney’s 1944 mug shot

Born

George Junius Stinney Jr.

October 21, 1929

Pinewood, South Carolina, U.S.

DiedJune 16, 1944 (aged 14)

Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.

Criminal status

Executed (1944)

Conviction overturned (2014)

Criminal penaltyDeath by electric chair

Date apprehended

March 1944

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28 “My Name Is George Junius Stinney Jr”

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WARNING: Graphic imagery and strong language contained. The following is a shocking spoken word piece based on the true story of the youngest scholar to be fatally railroaded by the US Criminal Justice system this past century.

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Musical Score Rokmore of TheGr8Thinkaz
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Illustration Christopher Evans, Yvette Mayorga and Raymond Morales
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29 George Stinney Jr. Executed at 14 1944


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George Stinney 1944. He was executed at 14. Viewer discretion. He was an innocent child. They found him guilty in 10 minutes. He was exonerated 70 years later.

In 1944, 14-year-old George Stinney Jr. was executed for a crime he didn’t commit. This heartbreaking video tells his story and highlights the injustice of his death.

George’s story is a reminder of the human cost of injustice and the need to fight for justice. Watch this video to learn about George and his life and death.

30 – The Injustice of George Stinney Jr. #blackhistory


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26 jun 2023 One Mic Black History Podcast

George Junius Stinney Jr. was an African American boy, who at the age of 14 was convicted, and executed, for the murders of June Binnicker, age 11, and Mary Emma Thames, age 7 in March 1944.

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Pennsylvania Teen Exonerated 91 Years After Sham Trial and Execution on Racially Motivated Charges that He Had Murdered a White Woman

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Pennsylvania Teen Exonerated 91 Years After Sham Trial and Execution on Racially Motivated Charges that He Had Murdered a White Woman
An African-American teenager who was convicted and sentenced to death in Pennsylvania on false charges that he had murdered a white woman has been exonerated, 91 years after he was executed.

On June 13, 2022, Delaware County Court of Common Pleas Judge Kevin Kelly granted a motion filed jointly by lawyers for Alexander McClay Williams and the Delaware County District Attorney’s office to posthumously overturn Williams’ conviction and death sentence. (Williams is pictured with then-District Attorney William J. McCarter displaying the murder weapon.) District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer then filed a motion to “nol pros” the case, dismissing the charges against Williams and formally exonerating him. Williams, who was sixteen years old when he was put to death in the electric chair, was the youngest person ever executed in Pennsylvania.

The court action was the culmination of years of effort by Williams’ family and Sam Lemon, the great-grandson of his trial lawyer, to clear the teen of the murder of his school matron, Vida Robare. Robare had actually been murdered by her abusive ex-husband, shortly after she had obtained a divorce from him on grounds of “extreme cruelty.” Williams was represented at trial by William Ridley, the first African American admitted to the Bar of Delaware County. Ridley was provided just $10 to investigate and defend the case. An all-white jury convicted and condemned Williams based upon a confession coerced by police, after prosecutors withheld exculpatory evidence. The entire trial took less than a day. He was executed without an appeal.

Judge Kelly granted Williams a new trial, finding that the conviction was obtained as a result of “numerous fundamental due process violations.” A spokesperson for the District Attorney’s office said the decision to nol pros the case was “an acknowledgement that the charges against [Williams] should never have been brought.”

“Sadly, we cannot undo the past,” Stollsteimer said. “We cannot rewrite history to erase the egregious wrongs of our forebearers. However, when, as here, justice can be served by publicly acknowledging such a wrong, we must seize that opportunity.” Susie Carter, Williams’ only living sibling, responded joyously. “I am happy. I am happy,” she said. “There’s no way they can bring him back, but let his name be cleared of all that. He did not do it.”

Robare had been stabbed 47 times with an ice pick during the murder and suffered two broken ribs and a skull fracture. Williams, however, had no blood on him that day. A bloody handprint was discovered at the crime scene. Although law enforcement had the prints examined by experts, the results were not presented at trial and were withheld from the defense. Police never investigated Robare’s ex-husband as a possible suspect.

Williams’ confession, which did not match the circumstances of the crime, was given after hours of police interrogation under undocumented circumstances. A 1931 photograph shows Williams with what appears to have a black eye sustained during police interrogation. When Williams was sentenced to death, he shouted that he had been promised he wouldn’t be executed if he confessed.

During his investigation, Lemon uncovered Robare’s death certificate, which named Williams as her murderer before he even had been charged with the crime. “The guilty verdict was decided before the case even began,” Lemon said. Robert Keller, who posthumously represented Williams in the court proceedings, called the case “racial profiling at its worst.”

This effort was unsuccessful because Pennsylvania does not have a mechanism to grant a posthumous pardon. However, in 2017, because of Lemon’s continued advocacy, Williams’ record was expunged.

In 2015, Lemon unsuccessfully attempted to obtain a pardon for Williams, but the efforts failed because Pennsylvania has no mechanism to consider a posthumous pardon. Two years later, he succeeded in having Williams’ record expunged. The effort to exonerate Williams received a boost in November 2019 when Delaware County elected reform candidate Stollsteimer as district attorney. One of the issues in that campaign was the incumbent district attorney’s refusal to reopen a nearly 40-year-old murder case in which a defendant who consistently proclaimed his innocence had been implicated by a teen offender who had been threatened with the death penalty.

Williams’ case bears a striking resemblance to the case of George Stinney, a 14-year-old Black boy who was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death by an all-white jury in South Carolina in 1944 for the murder of two young white girls. Stinney was the youngest person executed in the United States in the 20th century. His entire trial and sentencing lasted just three hours and the jury deliberated for only 10 minutes. As with Williams, Stinney did not file any appeals and was executed only months after his conviction. A South Carolina trial court vacated Stinney’s conviction in 2014, posthumously exonerating him.

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32 True Crimes podcast of George Stinney Jr.

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WLTX anchor Darci Strickland talks about the George Stinney case with True Crimes podcast

33 GEORGE STINNEY – WikiVidi Documentary

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George Junius Stinney Jr. , was an African-American teenager wrongfully convicted at age 14 of the murder of two white girls ages 7 and 11 in 1944 in his hometown of Alcolu, South Carolina. He was executed in June of that year, still only 14. His appeal to the governor for clemency was denied. He was one of the youngest Americans to be sentenced to death and executed. He was executed by electric chair. A re-examination of the Stinney case began in 2004, and several individuals and Northeastern University School of Law organized to seek a judicial review. His conviction was vacated in 2014 when a court ruled that he had not received a fair trial….

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This Kid Got Executed In Death Row

35 The 14-Year-Old Wrongly Sentenced To Death

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16 apr 2022

The United States of America likes to pride itself as an epitome of truth and justice to both its inhabitants and the rest of the world. Over the years since its inception, there has been one too much evidence that proves that even the great American way is as flawed and as biased as they come.

There’s an untapped level just beneath hell, which it sought to explore. The country was split between a Jim Crow South and the other half that would come to be known as the Union.

The South favored the continued oppression and disenfranchisement of people of color. On the other hand, the Union considered everyone to have somewhat equal rights. Hence, the civil war.

But this isn’t about the war, it’s about one of the most overt and brazen acts of evil ever perpetrated, which saw the death of a minor in a case that followed anything but the due legal processes. It begs the question of how we continue to trust the criminal justice system even when they show an abject lack of objectivity and prejudice to a particular sect.

They had one job.

Welcome or welcome back to another episode of Twisted Minds, my name is James, and today, we’ll be looking into the case of 14 year old, George Stinney Jr, who was subjected to the electric chair for being of color in the wrong place at the wrong time.

36 The Tragic Fate Of George Stinney

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26 jan 2022

The Tragic Fate Of George Stinney.

One of the most bizarre sentencing from 77 years ago produced the youngest death row inmate in America’s history. A case that has in many ways defined the American legal system, The execution of George Stinney.

Was his death a mere abuse of power? What led to this terrible miscarriage of justice? Stick with me as we delve into the fate of George Stinney.

37 Was The Black Boy Perpetrator Or Victim?

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25 jul 2023 VERENIGDE STATEN

14-YEAR-OLD GEORGE STINNEY’S HEARTBREAKING STORY”

Step into the chilling world of 14-year-old George Stinney, a condemned soul trapped behind the merciless bars of death row. In this gripping tale, we uncover the heart-wrenching events leading up to his fateful execution. Brace yourself for an extraordinary journey as we delve into the untold story, just one day before tragedy strikes.

In the small town of Alcolu, South Carolina, in 1944, George Stinney, a 14-year-old boy, lived with his family. They were poor and African-American, struggling in a segregated America. One day, the bodies of two young girls, Betty June Binnicker and Mary Emma Thames, were found in a ditch on the African-American side of town. The authorities quickly targeted George and his older brother, John, as suspects. Although John was later released, George was held in custody.
George’s world turned upside down. He was denied the presence of his parents or an attorney during the questioning. The police overlooked vital evidence that could have proved his innocence. With a court-appointed attorney who did little to defend him, George faced a trial that lasted only a few hours. The verdict was a guilty one, and the punishment was severe. Let’s unleash this disturbing story!

38 The Youngest Boy To Be Sentenced To Death

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6 mei 2022

George Stinney, a young black boy was sentenced to death at the young age of 14 for murder… 70 years later, it turned out he was innocent.

George Stinney’s trial lasted for less than 2 hours and the only evidence brought forward was his coerced confession.

39 Film “83 Days” unearths sad history

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26 feb 2020
 
“83 Days” unearths the wrongful arrest and execution of 14-year-old George Stinney Junior in 1929.

40 George Stinney Hearing – January 22, 2014 – Part 1

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22 jan 2014
 

22/01/2014 Background: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_S…

41 George Stinney Hearing – January 22, 2014 – Part 2

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42 World Premiere of Stinney: An American Execution

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World Premiere of Stinney: An American Execution

 
22 jan 2014
 

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43 THE UNJUST EXECUTION OF GEORGE STINNEY JR | MIDWEEK MYSTERY –

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44 Ruth Hill-Turner: “I’m sorry that they electrocuted him.”

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2 mrt 2014
 
Ruth Hill-Turner grew up in Alcolu and last spoke to Betty June the very day she went missing in 1944. (NOTE: This video is not to be used without permission.)

45 Husnaa Hashim “George Stinney and the Electric Chair”

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2 okt 2019
 
Husnaa Hashim is the 2017-2018 Youth Poet Laureate of Philadelphia, and author of the poetry collection Honey Sequence. She is a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania from West Philadelphia and Gaithersburg, Maryland. Husnaa has been writing and publishing since the age of ten. She has competed at Brave New Voices, placed first in the Free Library Teen Poetry Slam, and performed at numerous locations such as the Muslim Congress Conference, the Black Muslim Psychology Conference, the Philadelphia Flower Show, and Philadelphia-area colleges. She has received 20+ recognitions from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, including a National American Voices Medal awarded at Carnegie Hall. Husnaa is the recipient of a 2018 “Dare to Understand” Award from Interfaith Philadelphia. Her work has appeared in RookieMag, KidSpirit Online, New Moon Girls Media, the Kenyon Young Writers Anthology, the Voices of the East Coast Anthology, and Apiary, among others. Previously, she has served as a Student Group Leader for Interfaith Philadelphia’s youth initiative “Walking the Walk,” and as a Teen Council member for the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. She enjoys making flower crowns and spending time with her cat, Maya (Angelou) Luna.

46 George Stinney Part one

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47 George Stinney, Jr.’s Cellmate Wilford ‘Johnny’ Hunter Speaks…70 Years Later!!!

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48 George Stinney, Age 14, Executed

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16 jun 2017
 
On June 16, 1944, 14-year-old George Stinney, Jr. of South Carolina became the youngest person executed in the U.S. in the 20th century. Stinney, an African-American, was charged with the murder of two young white girls he had spoken to the day before. He faced trial alone, no African-Americans were allowed in the courthouse. His lawyer failed to call a single witness; he was convicted in less than three hours.

49 Bonus: The Injustice of George Stinney Jr.

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George Junius Stinney Jr. was an African American boy, who at the age of 14 was convicted, and executed, for the murders of June Binnicker, age 11, and Mary Emma Thames, age 7 in March 1944.

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50 The Youngest Boy Murdered By the State | The Retrial of George Stinney Jr. (2014)

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4 mei 2023 ALCOLU

On March 23, 1944, the bodies of Betty June Binnicker, 9 and Mary Emma Thames, 7, were found in a ditch in Alcolu, South Carolina. George Stinney Jr., 14 was arrested on suspicion of rape and murder along with his older brother John. George was questioned by police for hours without being allowed to talk with counsel or his family. The jury deliberated for 10 minutes before finding George guilty and sentencing him to death. On June 16, 1944, George Stinney Jr. was sent to the electric chair.

A citizen investigation led to a reopening of the case and on December 16, 2014 Judge Carmen Mullen of the South Carolina Circuit Court vacated George’s conviction.

Out of respect to the memory of GEORGE STINNEY, JUNIOR, comments are disabled. My contact information is available in my “About” tab. Thank you.

51 US court probes 70-year-old murder trial

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23 jan 2014

A US court will decide if a 14-year-old black boy executed for murder in 1944 was given a fair trial. A judge has been hearing from supporters of George Stinney, who say his conviction was pushed through a racist justice system, despite a lack of evidence. The bodies of 11-year-old Betty June Binniker and seven-year-old Mary Emma Thames were found in a ditch in the town of Alcolu, Soth Carolina in 1944. Within hours, 14-year-old George Stinney was arrested by police who claimed the teenager gave an oral confession, but there is no record of that. Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher reports.

52 Frankie Bailey Dyches: “He had ample time to tell the truth if he was coerced.”

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2 mrt 2014
 
Frankie Bailey Dyches of Goose Creek never knew her aunt, Betty June. She was born two years after her aunt’s murder. Dyches’ mother, who passed away at the age of 90, was ten years older than her little sister.

53 – 70 years after execution

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22 jan 2014
 

14-year old executed is South Carolina in 1944 was innocent says family

54 – A History of Institutionalized Racism in the United States: George Stinney, Emmit Till, Tamir Rice

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55 George Stinney Case. Hearing. Part 3

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George Stinney Case. Hearing. Part 3

56 The Bizarre Execution of George Stinney

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57 South Carolina Boy Exonerated After 70-Year-Old Execution

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18 dec 2014
 
A S.C. judge dismissed the verdict in the 1944 case involving George Stinney, Jr., a 14-year-old boy convicted of a double-murder and executed.

58 70th Anniversary of Stinney execution

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4 feb 2021

“14-jarige George Stinney was de jongste gevangene ooit om de elektrische stoel te worden gezonden.
Uitgevoerd op de leeftijd van 14, hij geconfronteerd met de zwaarste straf die de dood was.
Nu, 50 jaar later, zijn zaak is een belangrijke wending geconfronteerd …
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60 Guilty, But Innocent

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24 feb 2024

Throughout history, crime has been committed, but insufficient proof can lead to innocent convictions. These miscarriages can undermine public confidence, be due to prejudice, poor investigations, or political pressure, or be grave errors.

00:00 – Intro
0:48 – The case of George Stinney (Wrongful Execution)
1:52 – The Murder of Emmett Till
3:11 – Carlos DeLuna

61 14yo George Stinney Executed – True Story

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2 mei 2015

UPDATE Dec-2014 George Stinney was cleared (conviction vacated) in a court of law – 70 years too late.
He is listed in Wikipedia’s “List of wrongful convictions in the United States” as “Legally Exonerated.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of… George Junius Stinney Jr. was, at age 14, the youngest person executed in the United States in the 20th century (1944)

The boy was small for his age (5’1) so small, they had to stack books on the electric chair. The photos at the end are George. (compare little George in this actual photo to the two big guys wearing hats http://tinyurl.com/lwo4g49 )

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Because there was literally NO EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM (accused of murdering two white girls) …the question of Stinney’s guilt and the judicial process leading to his execution remained controversial for years.

This clip is from the 1991 movie “Carolina Skeletons” which is based on that event.

62 Death Penalty: The Real Deal

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30 nov 2016
 
This video shows an aspect of death penalty that most of the people do not want to see!! Watch till the end and you will know why.

63 【Manga】The Sad Story of George Stinney (age 14)

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30 nov 2016
 
This video shows an aspect of death penalty that most of the people do not want to see!! Watch till the end and you will know why.

64  Joshua Aiken – For George Stinney

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65 STOLEN LIFE: THE EXECUTION OF 14 YR OLD GEORGE STINNEY JR

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23 mrt 2022

George Stinney Jr was only 14 years old when he died in the electric chair after being convicted of murder in just 10 minutes by an all-white jury. He is the youngest person to be executed in America during the 20th century.
In March 1944, the African American teenager was accused of the double murder of two white girls in the quiet, segrgated town of Alcolu, South Carolina.

The bodies of Mary Emma Thames, eight, and Betty June Binnicker, 11, were discovered on the ‘black side’ of town with their skulls fractured. The two young white girls had been found brutally murdered, beaten over the head with a railroad spike and dumped in a water-logged ditch.

Police arrested George after it was found that he had seen the pair the day before picking wildflowers. He was collected from his home by police who claimed he confessed to the double murder even though a written confession was never given.

Police came for 14-year-old George Stinney Jr. His parents weren’t at home. His little sister was hiding in the family’s chicken coop behind the house while officers handcuffed George and his older brother, Johnnie, and took them away. He and his little sister were said to be the last ones to see them alive. Authorities later released the older Stinney – and directed their attention toward George.

He was questioned in a small room, alone – without his parents and without an attorney present.

66 NEVER FORGET : GEORGE STINNEY

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16 jun 2022

NEVER FORGET: GEORGE STINNEY

“George Stinney Jr was the youngest person to be sentenced to death in the 20th century in the United States. He was only 14 years old when he was executed in an electric chair.

During his trial, even on the day of his execution, he always carried a bible in his hands, claiming to be innocent.

He was accused of killing two white girls, 11-Year-old Betty, and Mary of 7, the bodies were found near the house where the teenager resided with his parents. At that time, all members of the jury were white. The trial lasted only 2 hours, and the sentence was dictated 10 minutes later.

The Boy’s parents were threatened, and prevented from being present in the courtroom, and subsequently expelled from that city.

Before the execution, George spent 81 days in prison without being able to see his parents.
He was held in solitary, 80 miles from his city.

He was electrocuted with 5,380 volts in his head, imagine all that voltage in a teenager’s head.

70 years later, his innocence was finally proven by a judge in South Carolina.

The boy was innocent, someone set it up to blame him for being black.”

67 George Stinney Part two

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67 George Stinney Part three

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68 George Stinney: Black 14-year-old boy wrongfully executed in 1944

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16 jun 2021

Here is how a US court sentenced a 14-year-old Black boy, George Stinney, to death by electrocution in 10 minutes on June 16, 1944.

69 George Stinney Jr

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29 feb 2024

​A young black boy was executed in 1944 for the murders of two young white girls in a small southern town. 80 years later, his guilt is still a topic of debate. Not only is the case still debated, it is as fresh in the minds of the family members as it was then. The emotions are still raw and the outcome still devastating. .

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70 THE TRAGIC STORY OF GEORGE STINNEY JR | BETTY JUNE BINNICKER | MARY EMMA THAMES

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11 dec 2022

THE TRAGIC STORY OF GEORGE STINNEY JR | BETTY JUNE BINNIKER | MARY EMMA THAMES

On the 24th of March, 1944, the search for two missing girls, 11 year old Betty June Binnicker and her friend, 7 year old Mary Emma Thames, came to an end when their badly beaten bodies were found in a ditch near the Green Hill Baptist Church in Alcolu, South Carolina.

A local boy, George Stinney Jr, who was 14 years old at the time, was arrested, convicted and executed for the murder of Betty and Mary within three months of the incident. However, questions about his guilt and how he was treated resurfaced in the 2010s and, after an inquest into how George Stinney Jr was treated by the state, his conviction was vacated – 70 years after his execution.

Thursday, 23rd March 1944, was like any other normal weekday for the Stinney family. George Jr, Charles, Katherine and Amie Jr attended school, their father worked at the sawmill and Amie Sr worked at the school as the cook.

Amie Jr said that she, at the age of 7, was described by George Jr as his “shadow”. He was like her friend and she followed him everywhere he went.

George’s job was to walk the cow down the road to find fresh grass on which Lizzie could graze and then get her some water before setting her back in the shed.

That day was no different and George Jr took Lizzie towards the railroad, where there were grass verges on the side, so that Lizzie could graze. Amie and George sat on the railroad as Lizzie grazed when two young girls walked by. These girls were Betty and Mary, and Betty was pushing a bicycle.

Amie Jr commented that she had never seen these girls before and it was unusual for them to be seen in that area. According to Amie Jr, Betty and Mary asked where they could find maypops. George and Amie told the girls that they did not know where there were any maypops and Betty and Mary went on their way.

After Lizzie had finished grazing, George and Amie took her back to the house to have a drink, George put her back in the shed and the family had dinner. Later that night, someone came to their door saying that Betty and Mary had not been seen and were missing. Georges Sr and Jr both went out to look.

The girls weren’t found until dawn the following day in the ditch in a small area of woodland behind the Green Hill Baptist Church, partially hidden underneath the foliage and Betty’s bicycle, with the front wheel missing.

Both girls skulls had been cracked and broken, with their skulls in fragments, their faces black and blue and even with puncture wounds in their heads that went right through.

George Jr had already confirmed that he had seen the girls earlier that day by the railroad. Later that day, George Jr was arrested for the murders of Betty and Emma.

Less than three months later, he too would be dead, having been tried, convicted, sentenced and executed for their murders.

However, evidence suggests that George Jr may have been innocent and, 70 years after his death, his conviction was vacated on the basis that he did not receive a fair trial.

Questions still remain as to whether George Stinney Jr killed Betty and Mary or if it was someone else.
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71 The Afterlife Int. with GEORGE STINNEY Jr.: Death Penalty / Racial Discrimination / Soul Contracts

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72 Sentenced To Death At 14 – The Tragic Story Of George Stinney Jr

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22 okt 2023

Explore the haunting story of George Junius Stinney Jr., a 14-year-old African American boy wrongfully accused, hastily tried, and unjustly executed in a deeply segregated 1940s America. Delve into the unjust accusations, the rushed trial, and the lack of evidence that led to this miscarriage of justice. Witness how, decades later, his conviction was posthumously vacated, shedding light on the importance of a fair and equitable legal system. Join us in remembering this tragic chapter in history and advocating for justice and equality for all.

73 The Innocence Project: George Stinney Jr

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74 George Stinney Jr./Falsely Accused, Wrongfully Murdered – #2204

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75 Remembering the George Stinney case

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76 The Shocking George Stinny Execution That Shook the Nation! – Full George Stinney movie

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George Stinney was a young African American boy who was executed in South Carolina in 1944. He was only 14 years old when he was charged with the murder of two white girls, Betty June Binnicker and Mary Emma Thames, who were both 11 years old.

Stinney was arrested and interrogated without a lawyer or his parents present. He was reportedly coerced into a false confession, which he later recanted. Despite the lack of evidence and a fair trial, Stinney was convicted by an all-white jury and sentenced to death.

The case against Stinney was riddled with flaws, including the lack of physical evidence, alibis for Stinney, and no eyewitnesses. There was also no evidence of sexual assault or a motive for the crime. The trial lasted only two hours, and the jury took only 10 minutes to deliberate and deliver a guilty verdict.

Stinney’s execution was one of the most egregious examples of racial injustice in American history. He was too small for the electric chair, so he had to sit on a book to reach the electrodes. Despite protests from civil rights activists and pleas for clemency from Stinney’s family and community, he was executed on June 16, 1944.

Stinney’s case was eventually reopened in 2014, and he was exonerated of all charges. The evidence used against him was deemed insufficient, and his conviction was vacated. The case shed light on the injustices faced by African Americans in the South during the Jim Crow era and highlighted the importance of due process and fair trials for all individuals, regardless of race.

Stinney’s story has been immortalized in films, documentaries, and books, and his legacy lives on as a symbol of the fight for justice and equality. His tragic death serves as a reminder of the long and ongoing struggle for civil rights in America and the importance of vigilance in the face of injustice.

✅Video Timestamp
0:00 – Intro
0:21 – Betty and Mary found George and Aime, but they never returned
0:50 – George Stinney Jr. was sentenced to death for murder of two white girls.
1:13 – Police ignored the possibility of a white killer
2:00 – Governor failed to grant clemency to George Stinney Jr
2:47 – George Stinney Jr. was executed with a Bible and books
3:15 – George Stinney Jr.’s execution was reexamined 70 years later
4:05 – Amie Ruffner provided an alibi to support George’s confession
5:23 – Burgess presented new evidence to challenge George’s conviction
6:34 – Evidence against George was discredited due to inconsistencies in evidence
7:34 – Stinney’s conviction was not fair and his confession was likely coerced

77 GEORGE STINNEY

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Born on the 21st October 1929, in South Carolina, United States, George was a 14 year old African American boy who was convicted of murdering two white girls on the 22nd March 1944. On the day prior to their death, they had ridden past George and his sister who was grazing their cow asking where they could find “maypops” but he couldn’t help. ⁠
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George was picked up after their bodies were discovered and he was taken to prison without his parent or a lawyer present. He was forced to confess to the murders. His trial lasted for about three hours. His lawyer, Charles Powden presented no evidence nor did he call any witnesses and the all-white jury took just 10 minutes to decide he was guilty. He sat on death row for 84 days before he was executed. ⁠

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78 The Youngest Person Wrongfully Executed in the US History

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4 nov 2022
 
George Stinney, Jr. is the youngest person wrongfully convicted and executed in the U.S. in the 20th century. It took a jury of white men 10 minutes to find Stinney guilty — and it would take 70 years before Stinney was exonerated in 2014.

79 【Manga】The Sad Story of George Stinney (age 14)

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80 [Ondertitels] [True story] America’s jongste zwarte gevangene in de dodencel die valselijk werd besc

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“14-jarige George Stinney was de jongste gevangene ooit om de elektrische stoel te worden gezonden. Uitgevoerd op de leeftijd van 14, hij geconfronteerd met de zwaarste straf die de dood was. Nu, 50 jaar later, zijn zaak is een belangrijke wending geconfronteerd … Lees meer in deze video … 

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81 George Stinney Jr. Story

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82 George Stinney – Real Life Horror (Ep 3)

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9 jan 2019

George Stinney – Real Life Horror (Ep 3)

George Junius Stinney Jr. (October 21, 1929 – June 16, 1944), was an African-American teenager wrongfully convicted at age 14 of the murder of two white girls in 1944 in his hometown of Alcolu, South Carolina. He was executed in June of that year, still only 14. His appeal to the governor for clemency was denied. He was one of the youngest Americans to be sentenced to death and executed.

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83 They Are Terrified To Teach This In School (George Stinney Jr)

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84 STOLEN LIFE: THE EXECUTION OF 14 YR OLD GEORGE STINNEY JR

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George Stinney Jr was only 14 years old when he died in the electric chair after being convicted of murder in just 10 minutes by an all-white jury. He is the youngest person to be executed in America during the 20th century.
In March 1944, the African American teenager was accused of the double murder of two white girls in the quiet, segrgated town of Alcolu, South Carolina.

The bodies of Mary Emma Thames, eight, and Betty June Binnicker, 11, were discovered on the ‘black side’ of town with their skulls fractured. The two young white girls had been found brutally murdered, beaten over the head with a railroad spike and dumped in a water-logged ditch.

Police arrested George after it was found that he had seen the pair the day before picking wildflowers. He was collected from his home by police who claimed he confessed to the double murder even though a written confession was never given.

Police came for 14-year-old George Stinney Jr. His parents weren’t at home. His little sister was hiding in the family’s chicken coop behind the house while officers handcuffed George and his older brother, Johnnie, and took them away. He and his little sister were said to be the last ones to see them alive. Authorities later released the older Stinney – and directed their attention toward George.

He was questioned in a small room, alone – without his parents and without an attorney present.

85 The Saddening Story of George Stinney (HEARTBREAKING REACTION!!)

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86 George Stinney Jr. – The Youngest Person to be Sentenced to Death in America!

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14 aug 2022

George Stinney Jr. was an African American boy who was arrested and charged at the age of 14 for murdering 11 year-old, Betty June Binnicker and 7 year-old, Mary Emma Thames in his hometown of Alcolu, South Carolina.

86 Dad Accidentally Throws Kid Over Car Prank!

27 jun. 2016

It’s good to have fun with your kid…just know your limits, will ya?
 
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