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Ironic TwistsJun 26, 2026

Saved From the Chair

Saved From the Chair In 1983, a South Carolina inmate dodged the electric chair. His sentence was overturned on appeal to life. Six years later, his headphones broke. He sat on the metal toilet to fix them. He bit the live wire. The state's chair finally missed him.

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