In a haunting scene, a grieving mother publicly voiced her anguish over the execution of her son, Clement Apolinari, in San Antonio, Texas, on February 21, 1923. The young man had been hanged for the murder of Dick Burkhart. As the mother sat beside her son’s casket in the local undertaking parlor, she tearfully argued that her son was insane and didn’t deserve to die. Mrs. Apolinari claimed her son had been battling ‘spells’ since childhood and didn’t know what he was doing when he committed the crime. Her words sparked a fierce debate about the fairness of the justice system and the treatment of those deemed mentally unstable.
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Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Violent Crime
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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