Walter Kennedy, TN, 1936 January 21

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KENNEDY, Walter 142741936
18-year-old white man, electrocuted, Tenn, State Prison,
on 1-21-1936 (Anderson County)for mrder of 65-year-old
"Doc" John Lytle, Anderson County patent medicine salesman
and his assistant. Wilse Bray and Elmer Bunch also con-
victed and Bunch received 2l-year sentence while Bray was
also condemned to die, Bray's sentence commuted when
Kennewly asserted that Bray was innocent (commuted to 99
years in prison),

NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN, Jan, 21, 1936.

For final outcome of CU: see TENN,-BK. & MAG,
EXCERPTS, Actual ag 6 Was ce at exéctuion,
see Teen B&Me

KENNEDY, Walter 1-21-1936
18-year-old white man, electrocuted, Tenn, State Prison,
on 1-21-1936 (Anderson County)for murder of 65-year-old
"Doct John Lytle, Anderson County patent medicine salesman
and his assistant, Wilse Bray and Elmer Bunch also con-
victed and Bunch received 2l«year sentence while Bray was
also condemned to die, Bray's sentence commuted when
Kenneyy asserted that Bray was innocent (commuted to 99
years in prison),

NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN, Jan, 21, 1936. .

For final outcome of Bray, see TENN,-BK. & MAG,
EXOERPTS Actual age was 22 at exéctuion,
EXCERPTS.

see Teen B&aMe

KENNEDY, Walter 1-21-1936
1B-year-old white man, electrocuted, Tenn, State Prison,
on 1-21-1936 (Anderson County)for murder of 65-year-old
"Doct! John Lytle, Anderson County patent medicine salesman
and his assistant, Wilse Bray and Elmer Bunch also con=
victed and Bunch received 2leyear sentence while Bray was
also condemned to die, Bray's sentence commuted when
Kennegly asserted that Bray was innocent (commuted to 99
years in prison),

NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN, Jan, 21, 1936% ..

final outco: Bray, see
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mets, Ae age 1
cs see Teen BEME

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