George Stinney
10/21/1929 - 6/16/1944
Libra
Last Words
"Not Recorded"
Death & Legacy
George Stinney Jr. became the youngest person to be executed in the U.S in the 20th century when he was sent to the electric chair in 1944, but more than 70 years after his death, a South Carolina judge threw out the conviction, saying he had not been given a fair trial.
Details
- Cause of Death
- Execution by electric chair
- Age at Death
- 14 years
- Funeral Location
- The location of George Stinney's funeral is not publicly documented.
- Final Resting Place
- Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, South Carolina, U.S.