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EPISODE · Aug 31, 2019 · 28 MIN

Episode s2-2- 160 years ago a Congressman shot & killed the son of Francis Scott Key near the white house and witnesses

from The Felon File · host Scott Lunsford

Episode s2-2- 160 years ago a Congressman shot & killed the son of Francis Scott Key near the white house and witnesses In April of 1859, New York Congressman Daniel Sickles became the first person in history to ever be acquitted of a crime due to temporary insanity. The crime in this case was the murder of Philip Barton Key II, the son of Francis Scott Key, author of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the national anthem of the United States. Sickles approached Key in DC’s Lafayette Square — a short distance from the White House –and shot him in the groin. “You villain, you have dishonored my house, and you must die!” Sickles reportedly said. He shot Key again in the chest and would have shot him directly in the head had the gun not misfired. On line 8-13-2019 at 7:00 pm

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