The first picture of a person dying in the electric chair. her name was Ruth Snyder

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The5thRedditor on April 11st, 2019 at 20:03 UTC »

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Snyder

Ruth Brown Snyder (March 27, 1895 – January 12, 1928) was an American murderer. Her execution in the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison in 1928 for the murder of her husband, Albert Snyder, was recorded in a well-publicized photograph.

For those to lazy to figure out who she is.

HivemindOfAnteaters on April 11st, 2019 at 20:04 UTC »

Fun fact: The electric chair doesn’t knock you out. In fact, it does the opposite. All the senses are heightened as a person is shocked to death at 2000 volts in two 60 second bursts. One man who sat in the chair for a brief burst reported his mouth filling with the flavor and sensation of cold peanut butter.

Source: The Last Podcast on the Left episode about the electric chair, where they also discuss how this photo was taken and the backstory behind the woman in it.

soulforged_chew_toy on April 11st, 2019 at 20:04 UTC »

A reporter illegally took this picture via a tiny camera hidden in his pants.