Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 25 August 2004

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'Old Sparky' malfunctioned, causing six-inch flames to shoot out of Tafero's head. A member of the execution team had used a synthetic sponge rather than a sea sponge which is necessary to provide greater conductivity and a quick death. One close inmate friend of Tafero later said he could smell the burning flesh of his friend for days after.
(4 May 1990)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Wednesday 25th of August 2004 22 years, 6 months and 1 days ago
The California Board of Prison Terms denies parole to 55-year-old Manson Family member Leslie Van Houten aka Lulu for the fifteenth time in California Institution for Women, Chino, California, United States.