Garba Jafia

How it feels to be executed using an electric chair.

**The Harrowing Legacy of the Electric Chair: A Look into Botched Executions and the Case of Willie Franc From 1890 to 2010, around 3% of all U.S. executions were deemed botched. This statistic bears witness to the grim realities of capital punishment in America, with lethal injections failing, hangings resulting in prolonged suffering, and electric chair visits that fell tragically short of their intended conclusion. Among these harrowing accounts, the case of Willie Francis stands out as a poignant reminder of the agonizing experiences faced by death row inmates.