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Wooden electric chair with leather straps, called Old Sparky, on display at the Texas Prison Museum in Huntsville Stock Photo - Alamy
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The Texas electric chair to which the name "Old Sparky" is applied was in use from 1924 to 1964. During that time, i… | Old sparky, Famous serial killers, Fun shots
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From the archive, 16 October 1976: Texas prison to switch 'Old Sparky' back on | Capital punishment | The Guardian
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