On August 6, 1890, at Auburn Prison, New York, William Kemmler became the first person to be sent to the chair. He was convicted of murdering his lover, Matilda Ziegler, with an axe. After he was strapped in, a charge of approximately 700 volts was delivered for only 17 seconds before the current failed. Although witnesses reported smelling burnt clothing and charred flesh, Kemmler was far from dead, and a second shock was prepared. The second charge was 1,030 volts and applied for about two minutes, whereupon smoke was observed coming from the head of Kemmler, who was clearly deceased. An autopsy showed that the electrode attached to his back had burned through to the spine. Electrocution as a humane means of execution was first suggested in 1881 by Dr. Albert Southwick, a dentist. Southwick had witnessed an elderly drunkard “painlessly” killed after touching the terminals of an electrical generator in Buffalo, New York. In the prevalent form of execution at the time—death b...
The woman has already been slammed by netizens and could possibly face criminal charges A woman could face criminal charges after a shocking video showed her throwing a bowl of steaming soup into a restaurant manager's face. According to reports, the unnamed customer in the video was angry after discovering a piece of melted plastic in her takeout container of spicy soup at the Mexican chain Sol de Jalisco in Temple, Texas. As a result, she immediately confronted the manager, Jannelle Broland, and threw the Spicy Spicy Mexican Menudo soup on her face after claiming the soup had dissolved the lid of the container. The footage of the incident, which has now gone viral on TikTok, shows the woman arguing with the manager as she removes the plastic lid of the container to point at the piece of melted plastic. Then suddenly, she hurls the container at Borland's face and immediately runs out of the store. Watch video: WARNING: Some viewers may find this foota...
