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Public executions in the US were once a community spectacle and then they stopped

Headline from WHEC Rochester

For about nine decades, executions in the U.S. have been private affairs. The stunning Pentagon announcement Thursday that the first military execution in more than 65 years will be livestreamed could change that.

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    Public executions in the US were once a community spectacle and then they stopped (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    For about nine decades, executions in the U.S. have been private affairs. The stunning Pentagon announcement Thursday that the first military execution in more than 65 years will be livestreamed could change that.

  2. Phl17

    Public executions in the US were once a community spectacle. Then they stopped (opens Phl17)

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    Allowing the world to watch Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan face the firing squad in December would make it the first public execution since two hangings in the 1930s in Kentucky and Missouri drew crowds.

  3. Triblive

    Public executions in the U.S. were once a community spectacle and then they stopped (opens Triblive)

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    For about nine decades, executions in the U.S. have been private affairs, often shrouded in secrecy. The stunning Pentagon announcement Thursday that the first military execution in more than 65 years will be livestreamed could change that.

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