72: Capital FUNishment

from Oddball History · host Jimmy Nelson, Scott Crisp

Capital FUNishment: The Lighter Side of capital punishment. Join us this week as we go through some of the more colorful executioners in history. Chapters (00:00) Intro (05:04) Top Comments (17:42) Capital FUNishment (18:18) Lady Betty: Irish Hanglady (24:54) William Marwood: Teaching an old dog new tricks...murder tricks (28:59) John C. Woods: American Hero/Liar (37:23) Jack Ketch: The Babe Ruth of Unskilled Executioners (42:43) John Thrift: The Tower of London Crier (50:11) Strangulation Fun Facts (55:02) Chit chat, stand up, fire stories

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