The Chilling Recording of an Electric Chair Execution – Leaked

Alton Waye’s execution in the electric chair in Virginia in 1989, recorded in a rare leaked recording, revealed his last words, in which he denounced the procedure as murder and forgave those who carried it out. This case shocked the public due to the brutality of the crime and the fact that it was one of the few public audio recordings of an execution in the United States, revealing the tension and lack of preparation of the staff and deepening the debate on the transparency and ethics of the death penalty.