The thymus gland is located in the neck above the heart. The function of the thymus gland is to generate mature T lymphocytes (white blood cels that help the immune system fight off illness).he function of the thymus gland is to generate mature T lymphocytes (white blood cels that help the immune system fight off illness).
An African-American boy, George Stinney Jr., who was executed at age 14 in the killing of two young white girls has been exonerated in South Carolina, 70 years after he became the youngest person executed in the U.S. in the 1900s. A judge ruled he was denied due process.
William Heirens, left, is taken into custody for 3 murders. He confessed in 1946, but now says he was coerced. Dixon, Illinois (CNN) -- William Heirens, the Lipstick Killer, is believed to be the longest-serving inmate in the United States. He turns 81 on November 15.