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Biography of Harold Outi
Harold Outi, a violent maniac from Nebraska, committed only one rape and murder. In cities like New York or Los Angeles, such a crime would not be considered extraordinary, as thousands of people are killed and raped in large cities, and people have become accustomed to such crimes. However, in Nebraska, which is considered a backwater state even behind the agricultural and sparsely populated Arkansas, Outi did not simply "get away" with a life sentence. So, what was Outi sentenced to the death penalty for? The crime he committed caused an incredible explosion of indignation. All the local newspapers reported on it, describing in detail the chilling details of the crime. In the summer of 1977, while escorting home 26-year-old Jane Mackmanus, a student at the local university, he beat her, raped her, and then tortured her with a hot iron for several hours, disfiguring her beyond recognition. Eventually, he strangled the girl with a kitchen towel, and the maniac repeatedly raped the already cooling corpse.
A Sensational Execution
Forty-year-old rapist and murderer Harold Outi was sentenced to death by electrocution. The US Supreme Court rejected his appeal, with a majority vote of six to two against the original court decision. The execution became a sensation for the provincial state. It was carried out in the presence of law enforcement officers, a prison medic, and two official witnesses. In order to complete the process, professional electrocutioners had to connect the electric chair to a total voltage of 2400 volts four times. The first two attempts did not yield the desired result: "the patient only twitched slightly in the chair and his eyes began to bulge. He remained alive even after the third attempt, although this time thick smoke was clearly seen coming from his left knee. Only after the fourth discharge, the representative of the medical examiner's office nodded approvingly and declared him dead."
Throughout the entire execution procedure (which, by the way, had to be postponed for twenty minutes because the prison staff, unaccustomed to such "work," had problems with belts, locks, and other equipment), Harold Outi did not make a sound and did not plead for mercy. The day before, he refused dinner (the execution took place at midnight) and also waived his right to make a "last statement" - instead, he told the future witnesses of his death that he "sincerely loves" them. Source: The Most Dangerous Maniacs
