George and Michael Krull
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George Krull and Michael Krull (died August 21, 1957[1]) were brothers from Pennsylvania, executed by the United States Federal Government. They were the only persons ever executed in Georgia on a federal death warrant.
The Krull brothers were convicted for the kidnapping and raping (but not killing) of a 53-year old woman from Chattanooga, Tennessee[2]. They were charged for kidnapping by federal authorities[3] on the grounds that kidnapping was a federal capital crime. If they were charged by the state of Georgia for rape they would still have faced execution, because rape was a capital crime in Georgia at the time.
After President Dwight D. Eisenhower declined to commute their death sentences, the Krull brothers were executed in Georgia's electric chair. George was 34 years old at the time of his death and Michael was 32[4].
Michael Krull commented the death sentence: It was all prejudice. When your local people commit rape they get just 10 or 20 years sometime.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ http://users.bestweb.net/~rg/execution/DATA%20FEDERAL.htm
- ^ Federal Executions Have Been Rare but May Increase - New York Times
- ^ George KRULL and Michael Krull, Appellants,v.UNITED STATES of America, Appellee - 240 F.2d 122 - Justia US Court of Appeals Cases and Opinions
- ^ http://www.deathrowspeaks.info/federal/federaldeathpenalty.html
- ^ Federal Executions Have Been Rare but May Increase - New York Times
