Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Moundsville, West Virginia, United States || Moundsville State Penitentiary

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

The coroner ruled Sedgwick's death as 'undetermined/accident/suicide'.
(16 November 1971)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1985

There are 3384 births, 3950 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2084 other events about 5737 people in 6452 places until today.

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Moundsville State Penitentiary

818 Jefferson Avenue, Moundsville, West Virginia, United States.

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Friday 10th of September 1926 (-) — Murderer Henry Jackson is executed by hanging.
Friday 18th of March 1932 (-) — Serial killer Harry Powers is executed by hanging.
Monday 21st of March 1938 (-) — Kidnapper and murderer Arnett Booth is executed by hanging.
Monday 21st of March 1938 (-) — Kidnapper and murderer John Travis is executed by hanging.
Monday 21st of March 1938 (-) — Kidnapper and murderer Orville Adkins is executed by hanging.
As Adklns stepped up to the gallows trap he collapsed and fell into the concrete pit 12ft below. The guards dashed down the steps and carried him on a stretcher to the platform where Adklns smilingly waited for the damage to be repaired. The trap was then tested and retested.