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The Condemned

by Syracuse.com

The Condemned tells the stories of five men with different paths who arrived at the same destination — the Electric Chair. The Chair was invented in Upstate New York and the techniques developed were adopted nationwide and are still practiced to this day.

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  1. The Condemned -- Epilogue

    In this epilogue “The Condemned” writers discuss the bizarre New York state government Report of the Commission to Investigate and Report the Most Humane and Practical Method of Carrying Into Effect the Sentence of Death in Capital Cases that helped bring the electric chair to center stage. For...

  2. The Condemned -- Alfred Ulysses Giallarenzi

    Alfred Ulysses Giallarenzi, an NYC resident and member of the National Guard, was called to Upstate New York for military training. While there he had an affair that would end in murder, giving Syracuse one of its most puzzling crimes and sensational trials. For more information, see...

  3. The Condemned -- Franklin Jenner

    Franklin Jenner was a vagabond lumberjack and farmhand, hungry for a new life. This desperation led to a gruesome murder which earned him a profit of just 55 cents and ultimately, a trip to the electric chair. For more information, see syracuse.com/condemned. Host -- Sunny Hernandez, Josh…

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  4. The Condemned -- Giovanni "John" Fabri Episode

    Giovanni Fabri, born in Italy, would say that "fate" brought him to Syracuse, NY. By all accounts, he led a happy life until a drunken night out with friends turned deadly. For more information, see syracuse.com/condemned. Host -- Sunny Hernandez, Josh McDonald Written and edited -- Johnathan...

  5. The Condemned – Lucius "Dink" Wilson

    Police arrest the man they think killed a Syracuse cop in broad daylight, but when headlines hit the newspapers, his real identity is revealed. The truth may have indicted him in the final act that sent him to the electric chair. For more information, see syracuse.com/condemned. Host – Sunny...

  6. The Condemned – Antonio Viandante

    After coming to Central New York to find happiness in a new life, Italian immigrant Antonio Viandante instead found himself in jail. A crime of passion in 1922 sent him to be executed in a machine invented in Upstate New York: the electric chair. For more information, see syracuse.com/condemned....

  7. Trailer: The Condemned

    COMING JUNE 1: In June 1888, death by electricity was made the official method of execution in New York. Invented in Buffalo, the electric chair and the executions done in Upstate New York would set the standard for the capital punishment used throughout the U.S. into present day. These are the...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The Condemned tells the stories of five men with different paths who arrived at the same destination — the Electric Chair. The Chair was invented in Upstate New York and the techniques developed were adopted nationwide and are still practiced to this day.

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The Condemned tells the stories of five men with different paths who arrived at the same destination — the Electric Chair. The Chair was invented in Upstate New York and the techniques developed were adopted nationwide and are still practiced to this day.

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