#BotchedExecutions | Twenty-Three Breaths And A Steel Pole

In the early 1980s, a witness swore flames rose from a man's leg in Virginia's chair, Alabama needed three jolts to kill John Evans, and Mississippi's gas chamber left Jimmy Lee Gray striking his head on a steel pole. In Georgia, "Repeat the execution" was the commissioner's answer when an official told a tape recorder that Alpha Otis Stephens was still alive. From the book “BOTCHED EXECUTIONS: Four Centuries Of Failed Hangings, Electrocutions, Gassings, Injections And Firing Squads” by Darren Marlar at https://weirddarkness.com/botchedexecutions WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Originally aired: October 19, 2026 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HM3LZM9M/