Nathan Lee
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Nathan Lee was an American
murderer executed by the state of Texas via hanging
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Subsequent to Lee's execution, Texas changed the method of execution to the electric chair
and further mandated that all executions would take place at the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville. Thus, Lee was the last inmate executed by the state of Texas by hanging, as well as the last inmate executed outside of Huntsville.
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murderer executed by the state of Texas via hanging
Hanging
Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature. The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death by suspension by the neck", though it formerly also referred to crucifixion and death by impalement in which the body would remain...
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Subsequent to Lee's execution, Texas changed the method of execution to the electric chair
Electric chair
Execution by electrocution, usually performed using an electric chair, is an execution method originating in the United States in which the condemned person is strapped to a specially built wooden chair and electrocuted through electrodes placed on the body...
and further mandated that all executions would take place at the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville. Thus, Lee was the last inmate executed by the state of Texas by hanging, as well as the last inmate executed outside of Huntsville.