Stinney confessed to the crimes after investigators struck so much fear into him that he said anything that would have made them happy. Stinney was so small that the straps of the electric chair didn’t fit him and he had to sit on a phone book.
Judge Mullen’s ruling clears Stinney’s name in the end, giving closure to the Stinney family and supporters calling for the case to be examined. They maintain that Stinney was forced to confess to the murders by police.
Stinney’s trial lasted just three hours in front of a jury of 12 white men.
According to reports, the defense presented no witnesses, no physical evidence, and did not file an appeal on Stinney’s behalf.
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