雷尼·貝西亞

雷尼·貝西亞（英語：Rainey Bethea，1909年—1936年8月14日）^[2]是美國最後一位被公開處決的死刑犯，其罪行是姦殺一名70歲婦女，1936年8月14日，貝西亞在肯塔基州歐文斯伯勒被公開弔死。

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Trial testimony revealed that Bethea had committed additional crime—murder, burglary, and robbery—but he was neither indicted nor convicted of those crimes.
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Bethea's birthdate has not been conclusively proven. He variously gave his birth year as 1909 to 1913. His Kentucky prison record states he was born October 16, 1909, but this might have been an approximation. The birthdate on his death certificate is blank. The 1910 United States Census for Bethea Township, Dillon County, South Carolina, lists a "Rainey Bethea," age 5, step son of Strans Bethea and son of Beulah Bethea. Similarly, a Rainey Bethea, Jr., age 11, son of Rainey Bethea, Sr., appears in the 1920 United States Census for Reaves Township, Marion County, South Carolina.

Ryan, Perry T. (1992). The Last Public Execution In America，存檔於網際網路檔案館（存檔日期 October 27, 2009）. ISBN 0-9625504-5-0 國際標準書號 Special:BookSources/0-9625504-5-0.
"Word for Word; The Last Hanging There Was a Reason They Outlawed Public Executions." The New York Times. (May 6, 2001) Note: Despite its title, this article explains that 1936 journalists exaggerated claims that the crowd was unruly or disrespectful during Bethea's execution.* After 75 years, last public hanging haunts city. The Grio. August 12, 2011 [August 12, 2011]. （原始內容存檔於2011-11-04）.
1936 Owensboro hanging last of its kind in U.S.. The Henderson Gleaner. August 14, 2011 [2020-07-15]. （原始內容存檔於2011-11-18）.