Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 23 July 1958

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Will Priest, an elder brother of Susie threw the rope over a limb of a tree. After asking if Clark had any last words to say, Priest slapped the horse on its side leaving the accused hanging by the neck. As if hanging itself was not enough the young Priest grabbed a gun and began firing at the dead body swinging softly in the breeze. This served as a signal for others in the mob who immediately began firing their guns also. A witness later reported that over 150 shots were fired at Clark's body within a matter of minutes.
(23 July 1900)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 23rd of July 1958 68 years, 6 months and 9 days ago
Mass murderer Abraham Thomas is executed by hanging at the age of 28 in United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. On 23 February 1954 Thomas shot and killed 28-year-old sergeant Lafayette Bennett, 32-year-old corporal Edward Peters and their German girlfriends Walburga Wenderoth and Anna Weigel in Gersthofen, Germany. Then Thomas used an axe to bludgeon, hack and mutilate the bodies.