Billy Bailey

Billy Bailey (1947 – January 25, 1996) was a convicted murderer hanged in Delaware in 1996. He became only the third person to be hanged in the United States since 1965 (the previous two were Charles Rodman Campbell and Westley Allan Dodd, both in Washington) and the first hanged in Delaware in 50 years. He is currently the last person in the United States to be hanged.

Read more about Billy Bailey:  The Crime, Conviction, Preparations

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