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Jim Wilde (L) and his son Wilson (R) view the electric chair nicknamed "Old Sparky" on display at the Texas Prison Museum in Huntsville, Texas 07 December 2002. The chair, in service from 1924 through 1964, was used to execute 361 prisoners. AFP PHOTO/Paul BUCK (Photo credit should read PAUL BUCK/AFP/Getty Images)

Jim Wilde (L) and his son Wilson (R) view the electric chair nicknamed "Old Sparky" on display at the Texas Prison Museum in Huntsville, Texas 07 December 2002. The chair, in service from 1924 through 1964, was used to execute 361 prisoners.   AFP PHOTO/Paul BUCK        (Photo credit should read PAUL BUCK/AFP/Getty Images)