Fact #14937
When:
Short story:
Caryl Chessman, on death row in San Quentin Prison, San Quentin, California, USA, for rape, kidnapping and robbery, is granted a 60 day stay of execution. Chessman's case had attracted much public attention and sympathy and four days later Ronnie Hawkins will record The Ballad Of Caryl Chessman which will become a minor hit. Country vocalist
Johnny Mathis [not the popular crooner] will record a song called Caryl Chessman, and Jimmy Minor will release Death Row.
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