Ep. 106 - The Happiest Man on Death Row

Published: July 22, 2019, 1:06 a.m.

b'The idea that some crimes are punishable by death is something that appears in legal systems dating back at least as far as the ancient Babylonian Code of Hammurabi. But the death penalty isn\\u2019t always fair, and often times throughout history, tragic and horrible mistakes have been made. Listen to the stories of some executions gone wrong, of two men who apparently couldn\\u2019t be hanged, and what happens when an innocent man is put to death.\\n\\nPatreon:\\xa0\\nhttps://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast/\\n\\nNotes:\\n\\n\\n https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/hammurabi\\n \\n\\n https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/facts-and-research/history-of-the-death-penalty/early-history-of-the-death-penalty\\n \\n\\n https://thoughtcatalog.com/jeremy-london/2018/08/botched-executions/\\n \\n\\n https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/crime-history/5-most-terrifying-botched-executions-in-modern-history\\n \\n\\n http://friendsofjoearridy.com\\n \\n\\n\\nMusic:\\n\\n\\nAlex Mason & The Minor Emotion, \\u201cParting\\u201d, \\u201cNo More Words\\u201d\\n\\n\\n http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion\\n \\n\\nDexter Britain, \\u201cThe Tea Party\\u201d\\n\\n\\n http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/Creative_Commons_Volume_2/The_Tea_Party\\n \\n\\nKevin MacLeod\\n\\n\\n\\u201cLuminous Rain\\u201d, \\u201cLost Time\\u201d, \\u201cSerene\\u201d, \\u201cSad Trio\\u201d, \\u201cHeartbreaking\\u201d, \\u201cSovereign\\u201d, \\u201cRelaxig Piano\\u201d, \\u201cParting of the Ways, Part 2\\u201d, by Kevin MacLeod(https://incompetech.com)\\n \\n\\nLicence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)\\n \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'