Willie Francis
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 77 years ago |
| Date of birth | January 12,1929 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Saint Martinville |
| Louisiana | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | May 9,1947 |
| Died | Louisiana State Penitentiary |
| Louisiana | |
| United States | |
| Place of burial | Louisiana, United States |
| Known for | electrocution |
| the United States | |
| Job | Criminal |
| Parents | Frederick Francis |
| Convict | First degree murder |
| Crimin penalti | Death |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 552061 |
Willie Francis Life story
Willie Francis was an African American teenager known for surviving a failed execution by electrocution in the United States. He was a convicted juvenile sentenced to death at age 16 by the state of Louisiana in 1945 for the murder of Andrew Thomas, a Cajun pharmacy owner in St. Martinville who had once employed him.
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