In a cellar I placed my self-made ladders against the walls. I walked through the space blindfolded and my hands tied behind my back. Johan Desmet walked behind me to guide me but sometimes he kicked my foot and I fell down. Everybody left about right away. (5 June 1980)
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Friday 15th of January 1932 (-) — Murderer Guy Fairley is executed by hanging. The hanging of Fairley was so badly handled that it created a public outcry against hanging in Mississippi.