1960s Timeline

Aug. 8, 1962 - Mrs. Elizabeth Duncan (pictured in 1959), a jealous mother who was convicted of hiring two laborers to kill her...

Aug. 1, 1962 - Illinois Governor Otto Kerner spared Paul Crump (pictured), a condemned killer, from the electric chair today and ruled...

Sept. 11, 1961 - The Georgia Pardon and Parole Board promised today to investigate the murder conviction of a 15-year-old Negro whose...