(07-12-2012, 08:30 PM)J. Beckert Wrote: I remember reading Powell pulled his legs up into almost a sitting position after the drop. Is that right, Betty?
Yes - probably to relieve the pressure on his neck. This is something that I'd like to question Blaine Houmes on. I've also heard/read that the body goes through contractions and at this stage, with the contortions, that the person is actually unconscious; that it's more or less muscle contractions....
"The Past is a foreign country...they do things differently there" - L. P. Hartley