Bobby Bradford, TX, 1964 March 11

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31-year-old black man, electrocuted Texas State Prison
(Ellis County) on March 11, 196). "March 11, 196),
Huntsville, Texas,=Bobby Clyde Bradford shared his last
meal with four death row inmates and then walked calmly
to his death in the state electric chair Wednesday. He
was convicted of slaying a Ferris constable, Doctors des
clared Bradford, 31, dead at 12:07 AM, He closed his
eyes while being strapped in the chair and received the
first shargeat 12:0) AM, In final interviews, Bradford,
a Negro, appeared calm and declined comment on his 1963
conviction in Waxahachie other than to say the truth of

his Shooting constable Ben Wicher was never told," STAR-~
TELEGRAM, FortkWorth, Texasy 3-11-196), (ae. Aftirne

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31-year-old black man, electrocuted Texas State Prison
(Ellis County) on March 11, 1964. "March 11, 196),
Huntsville, Texas,-Bobby Clyde Bradford shared his last
meal with four death row inmates and then walked calmly
to his death in the state electric chair Wednesday. He
was convicted of slaying a Ferris constable. Doctors de=
clared Bradford, 31, dead at 12:07 AM, He closed his
eyes while being strapped in the chair and received the
first ehargeat 12:0) AM, In final interviews, Bradford,
a Negro, appeared calm and declined comment on his 1963
conviction in Waxahachie other than to say the truth of

his Shooting constable Ben Wicher was never told," STAR=
TELEGRAM, FortkWorth, Texas, 3-11-196), (B®).

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3l-yeareold black man, electrocuted Texas State Prison
(Ellis County) on March 11, 196. "March 11, 196h,
Huntsville, Texas,-Bobby Clyde Bradford shared his last
meal with four death row inmates and then walked calmly
to his death in the state electric chair Wednesday. He
as convicted of slaying a Ferris constable. Doctors de-
clared Bradford,

3l, dead at 12:07 AM, He closed his
eyes while being strapped in the chair and received the

first charkeat 12:0) #M, In final interviews, Bradford,
a Negro, appeared calm and declined comment on his 1963
conviction in Waxahachie other than to say the truth of
his shooting constable Ben Wicher was never told," STAR=
TELEGRAM, ForthWorth, Texas, Pees (2-2),

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