Gruesome Gertie

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Gruesome Gertie was the nickname given by death row inmates to the electric chair at Angola (Louisiana State Penitentiary). Before it stayed at Angola, it traveled to different parishes for local executions.

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    Louisiana Film Commission
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    https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/state-lfc%3A502