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About George Stinney
Several decades after African-American child George Junius Stinney Jr. was wrongfully tried and executed on charges of murder, his name was brought back into news headlines once again. In December 2014, a court ruling determined that the trial he was made to stand in 1944 had been unfair. On June 16, 1944, Stinney was executed by electric chair after an all-white jury trial had found him guilty of murdering two white girls: seven-year-old Mary Emma Thames and eleven-year-old Betty June Ficker.
Family Life
He was born to Aimé and George Stinney Sr. He had two sisters: Aimé and Katherine, and two brothers: Charles and John. His father was a sawmill worker at Alcolu, South Carolina, where the incident occurred.
Murder Case and Trial Controversies
The murder victims’ bodies were retrieved from a ditch in Alcolu. It is believed that the girls sustained blunt trauma injuries.
Stinney’s defense lawyer did not present or cross-examine witnesses. The statement presented in court as Stinney’s confession, according to him, was forced out of him in return for food, having been starved for several days.
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F.A.Q. about George Stinney
When is his birthday?
George Stinney's birthday is on October 21, 1929.
In how many days is his birthday?
George's birthday is in 186 days
How old was George when he died?
He was 14 years old.
When did he die?
He died in June 16, 1944.
How old would he be today?
George Stinney would be 94 years old if he was alive today.
Where was George from?
He was born in South Carolina, USA.