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Wanda Whetsel 1924 - 1982

Wanda Whetsel of Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee was born on July 1, 1924, and died at age 58 years old in August 1982.
Wanda Whetsel
Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee 37660
July 1, 1924
August 1982
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Wanda Whetsel's History: 1924 - 1982

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    1924

    Birthday

    July 1, 1924
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  • 08/dd
    1982

    Death

    August 1982
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    Wanda Whetsel lived 15 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 58.
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In 1924, in the year that Wanda Whetsel was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1947, at the age of 23 years old, Wanda was alive when on April 15th, Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, playing first base. He was the first black man to play in the Major Leagues. Since the 1880's, professional baseball had been segregated and blacks played in the "Negro leagues". He went on to play for 10 years.
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