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Murphy was the last woman to be officially burned at the stake. Murphy and her husband Hugh Murphy were executed along with seven other men who had been convicted of various offences. The eight men were executed by hanging. But as a woman the law provided that Murphy should be burnt at the stake. She was made to stand on a foot high 10-inch-square platform in front of the stake and secured to the stake with ropes and an iron ring. Murphy was reportedly tied with one rope around her neck after which the platform was removed from under her feet and 30 minutes passed before the fire was lit.
(18 March 1789)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1987

There are 3361 births, 3912 deaths, 1121 murders, 494 disasters and 2072 other events about 5714 people in 6416 places until today.

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.

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Lansing Correctional Facility

301 E Kansas Avenue, Lansing, Kansas, United States.

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Saturday 15th of April 1944 (-) — Murderer Fred Brady is executed by hanging
Saturday 15th of April 1944 (-) — Murderer Clark Knox is executed by hanging
Friday 10th of March 1944 (-) — Murderer Ernest Hoefgen is executed by hanging
Hoefgen called for two chicken dinners and got both. He asked for peaches and cream with the noon meal and changed this dessert to ice cream for the evening meal.
Tuesday 29th of July 1947 (-) — Double murderer Cecil Tate is executed by hanging
Tuesday 29th of July 1947 (-) — Double murderer George Gumtow is executed by hanging
Saturday 6th of May 1950 (-) — Cop killer George Miller is executed by hanging
Friday 6th of April 1951 (-) — Murderer Preston McBride is executed by hanging
Saturday 5th of January 1952 (-) — Mass murderer James Lammers is executed by hanging
Lammers' last meal consisted of Polish sausage, brown gravy, potatoes, spinach with bacon, gingerbread, cookies, bread, butter and coffee.
Friday 21st of May 1954 (-) — Murderer Nathaniel Germany is executed by hanging
Wednesday 14th of April 1965 (-) — Mass murderer Richard Hickock is executed by hanging
Wednesday 14th of April 1965 (-) — Mass murderer Perry Smith is executed by hanging
Tuesday 22nd of June 1965 (-) — Spree killer James Latham is executed by hanging
Tuesday 22nd of June 1965 (-) — Spree killer George York is executed by hanging