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Nov 2023

6m 23s

The Last Man to Be Hanged In South Austr...

Morning Cup of Murder

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November 24th: Glen Sabre Valance Dies (1964)

Sometimes anger is the only motivation someone needs to take a human life. On November 24th 1964 an angry young man set out to get his revenge on the man who, he believed, was ruining his life.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Sabre_Valance, https://murderpedia.org/male.V/v/valance-glen-sabre.htm, https://www.executedtoday.com/2014/11/24/1964-glen-sabre-valance-the-last-hanged-in-south-australia/, https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/50-years-since-killer-glen-valance-became-the-last-man-hanged-in-south-australia/news-story/bd258bec0c5654073dc88aaea3a65cd1, https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/m0521d82?hl=fr

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