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Willie Francis

Willie Francis

Willie Francis was an American teenager known for surviving a failed execution by electrocution in the United States. He was a convicted juvenile sentenced to death at age 16 by the state of Louisiana in 1945 for the murder of Andrew Thomas, a... Wikipedia
Born: January 12, 1929, Saint Martinville, LA
Died: May 9, 1947 (age 18 years), Louisiana State Penitentiary, LA
Conviction(s): First-degree murder
Criminal penalty: Death