February 13, 1906 – The last hanging by the State of Minnesota took
place on this date in a St. Paul prison. Miscalculation and err prevailed
during the hanging, causing the prisoner to be “strangled to death over the span of a ghastly quarter-hour.” Once
reports of this awkward execution became public, efforts were made to abolish
the death penalty in Minnesota, which eventually happened in 1911.
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