With the first jolt of electricity, blue and orange flames sparked from the mask covering Medina's face. Flames up to a foot long shot out from the right side of Medina's head for 6 - 10 seconds. The execution chamber clouded with smoke and the smell of burnt flesh filled the witness room. (25 March 1997)
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Thursday 12th of February 1948 (-) — Victim of John George Haigh aka The Acid Bath Murderer Archibald Henderson is shot in the head and solved in acid by John George Haigh aka The Acid Bath Murderer. Haigh then lured the doctor's 41-year-old wife Rosalie Henderson to his workhop and killed her as well.
Friday 18th of February 1949 (-) — Victim of John George Haigh aka The Acid Bath Murderer Olive Durand-Deacon is shot in the head by John George Haigh aka The Acid Bath Murderer. Haigh stripped Durand-Deacon of her valuables, including a Persian lamb coat and put her into a sulphuric acid bath. Investigation of the sludge at the workshop by the pathologist Keith Simpson revealed three human gallstones and part of a denture which was later identified by Mrs Durand-Deacon's dentist during the trial and conviction.