Ohio 8827 Sep 2019

Bonus #2: Old Sparky (Part 2)

Capital punishment has been a part of Ohio’s justice system since early in the state’s history. From 1803, when Ohio became a state, until 1885, executions were carried out by public hanging in the county where the crime was committed. In February of 2002, Ohio's 105-year-old electric chair AKA "Old Sparky" was unplugged. At this point in time, it hadn't been used for 39 years! It was transferred to the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville until the Ohio Historical Society decides what to do with it. So, what happened to Old Sparky?

In part 2 of this bonus episode, Heather is joined yet again by the amazing Karen to tell you all about how the death penalty in Ohio led to Old Sparky’s birth and demise. If you haven’t listened to part 1 yet, please stop and go back to part 1 to obtain the full understanding. Part 2 has more information about the urban legend(s) surrounding Old Sparky as well as some pretty interesting historical information and pop culture references.

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The music used in this episode is by Jahzzar and is called Thin Line. You can listen to/download this track via http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Crime_Scene/Thin_Line

Most of our sources are mentioned in the episode & below. For those that are not, you can email us at ohio88podcast@gmail.com

Sources
http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/byrd760.htm
https://www.cleveland19.com/story/681241/ohios-electric-chair-dismantled-put-into-storage/
https://shawshanktrail.com/
https://www.mrps.org/learn/history/the-ohio-penitentiary
https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/timeline-capital-punishment-ohio/advboxV51KLd8rMWit8RyL/

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