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Public executions in the US were once a community spectacle and then they stopped

Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Friday, October 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM · 1 min read
Public executions in the US were once a community spectacle and then they stopped — WESH 2 Orlando, Clermont Community news
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For about 9 decades, executions in the U.S. have been private affairs. The Pentagon's announcement that the first military execution in more than 65 years will be livestreamed could change that.

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