Convicted of murdering his wife in August 1952 and attempting to disguise the death as a car accident. The hanging was reportedly botched and took approximately 15 minutes. He was one of the last people executed by hanging in Maryland.
Background
George Edward S. Grammer (1917โ1954) was executed by hanging at the Maryland State Penitentiary on June 11, 1954, for the first-degree murder of his wife, Dorothy Mae Grammer.
Sources & Verification
Convicted in Maryland of first-degree murder. Hanged June 11, 1954. Buried Moreland Memorial Park, Parkville (unmarked). Find a Grave memorial 168635664: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/168635664/george_edward_s-grammer . Contemporary news coverage and Maryland State Archives records.
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