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Bucklew had argued for months that the death penalty would qualify as cruel and unusual punishment due to blood-filled tumours that had grown in his head, neck and throat. He argued that a tumour on his neck could burst when given lethal injection and cause him to choke on his own blood.
(1 October 2019)

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Johnstown, New York, United States.

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Saturday 24th of January 1846 (-) — Double murderess Elizabeth Van Valkenburgh is executed by hanging.
Van Valkenburgh was hanged in an unusual way because of her broken leg and her obesity. She was carried to the gallows in her rocking chair and was rocking away when the trap was sprung.