Henry VIII the ruler of England from 1509 to 1547 prescribed the death penalty for anyone who imagined the death of the King. ... In part to reduce the number of lynching, 8 out of 10 states that had already abolished the death penalty from 1897 to 1917 reinstated it within only a few years. ... Grasso had admitted to killing two elderly people over a six-month period of time in Oklahoma and in New York City. ... Because the crimes occurred in two different states, Grasso was put on trial in New York, which did not have the death penalty, and Oklahoma, which did. ...

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