MASSA, Fred; McCARTNEY, Kenneth, & SITES, Earl
All white.
"Jane 30, 1931l-Three men died in the electric chair at
Ohio penitentiary tonight. They were Fred J. Massa, 27=
years-old; Earl Sites, 27; and Kenneth McCartney, 25.
They were put to death for the mrder of Ralph Wilcox,
filling station operator, during a holdup, Thirty-two
minutes were required to execute the trio, the second
triple electrocution in the history of the Ohio peniten-
tiary. The death chamber was crowded with newspapermen
and witnesses."' TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, La., Jan.
31, 1931 (1-3). Affirmed: 37 OHIO APPELLATE 532,
Date of crime: 6— 27-1930. See appeal for additional de-
tails.
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MASSA, Fred; McCARINEY, Kenneth, & SITES, Earl
All white.
"Jane 30, 1931-Three men died in the electric chair at
Ohio penitentiary tonight. They were Fred J.. Massa, 27=-
years-old; Earl Sites, 27; and Kenneth McCartney, 25.
They were put to death for the mrder of Ralph Wilcox,
filling station operator, during a holdup, Thirty-two
minutes were required to execute the trio, the second
triple electrocution in the history of the Ohio peniten-
tiarye The death chamber was crowded with newspapermen
a witnesses." TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, La., Jan.
1931 (1-3). Affirmed: 37 OHIO APPELLATE 532,
date of crime: 6— 27-1930. See appeal for additional de-
eal
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Miss, Tre, McCARINEY, Kenneth, & SITES, Earl
ALL white.
"Jan, 30, 1931-Three men died in the electric chair at
Ohio penitentiary tonight, They were Fred J, Massa, 27-
years-old Earl Sites, 27; and Kenneth McCartney, 25.
They were put to death for the mrder of Ralph Wilcox,
filling station operator, during a holdup, ‘Thirty-two
minutes were required to execute the trio, the second
triple electrocution in the history of the Ohio peniten-
tiary. The death chamber was crowded with newspapermen
and witnesses." TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, La., Jan.
ee 3) « Affirmed: 37 OHIO APPELLATE 532,
3: 6= 27-1930, See appeal for additional ¢
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