Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 31 October 1981

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

'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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Saturday 31st of October 1981

43 years ago

Debra Louise Jackson aka Orange Socks is sexually assaulted and strangled by serial killer Henry Lee Lucas aka The Hand of Death at the age of 25 in Georgetown, Texas, United States.

Jackson was only known as 'Orange Socks' until she was identified via a DNA match with her surviving sister in 2019. Lucas confessed to and was convicted of her murder, though doubts have been raised about his complicity in this crime.