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Newspaper photo taken shortly after the arrest of Sada Abe (center) in Tokyo in 1936. Sada Abe (1905–after 1971), Japanese geisha killed her lover through strangulation while he was sleeping, after having experimented with erotic asphyxiation, in 1936, proceeding to cut off his penis and testicles and carry them around with her in her kimono for three days.
François Ravaillac (1610) assassination of King Henry IV of France. Nikolai Rysakov (1881) assassination of Alexander II. Petr Shevyrev (1887) conspiracy to assassinate Alexander III. Beant Singh (1989) assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Kehar Singh (1989) assassination of Indira Gandhi.
List of people executed by the District of Columbia. List of people executed in Florida. List of people executed in Georgia. List of people executed in Idaho. List of people executed in Illinois. List of people executed in Indiana. List of people executed in Iowa. List of people executed in Kansas.
Wang Mang (王莽, 23 AD) – Founder of the Xin dynasty; posthumously beheaded after being killed by a rebel mob. Guan Yu (關羽, 219) – executed during civil war by Sun Quan. Guan Ping (關平, 219) – son of Guan Yu, executed during civil war by Sun Quan. Yu Cong (于琮, 881) – Tang official beheaded by agrarian rebel Huang Chao.
Summary of scheduled executions. As of August 13, 2024, a total of 37 people are scheduled to be executed in the United States. [ 1] All of these executions are scheduled over four calendar years in six U.S. states. [ 2] There are a total of 16 pending motions to set an execution date across seven states. [ 3]
Charles Bassett (1966) – decapitated in crash of T-38 jet aircraft [ 13] Les Ritchey (1966) – decapitated in drag racing crash. Ken Kotalac (1969) – decapitated in drag bike racing crash. Rocky Marciano (1969) – decapitated when his airplane crashed. François Cevert (1973) – cut in half in racing car crash at Watkins Glen International.
Linked to 4 other murders; claimed to have killed 22 people. George Barrett. Hanging. Murder of a federal officer. March 24, 1936. Marion County Jail, Indiana. The first person to be executed under a law that made it a capital offense to kill a federal agent. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Arthur Gooch.
Helen Chandler (1906–1965), actress (aged 59) (originally placed in the vaults at Chapel of the Pines Crematory, ashes relocated to Hollywood Forever in 2023) Lane Chandler (1899–1972), actor (aged 73) Charles Chaplin Jr. (1925–1968), actor, son of Charlie Chaplin (aged 42) Hannah Chaplin (1865–1928), actress, mother of Charlie Chaplin ...