February 8th: Gee Jon Executed (1924)
For over a hundred years, the criminal justice system has tried to find the best way to dole out punishment to its criminals. And, by the 1920s, they were ready to try out a new method of execution. On February 8th 1924 a man became America’s guinea pig for the brand new gas chamber.
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Aug 2017
Mr. Hollowell Didn’t Like That
Arrested, arraigned, indicted, tried, convicted, and sentenced to die in the electric chair in 24 hours. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jun 2025
South Carolina's Child Execution
In 1944, amid the harsh glare of Jim Crow, 14-year-old George Stinney Jr. was strapped into South Carolina’s electric chair after a trial that lasted just a single day. With no physical evidence, no defense witnesses, and an all-white jury that deliberated for ten minutes, he was ... Show More
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Jun 2023
168. Donna Payant - The Prison Guard Murder
On this episode of MWMH, Payton and Garrett discuss the first female prison guard murder in US history.
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Case Sources:
Forensic Files, episode “Pastoral Care,” aired October 29, 2001 on CourtTV
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