August 13, 1964: Last Execution in the UK

August 13, 1964: Last Execution in the UK

Peter Allen and Gwynne Evans became the last people to be executed in the United Kingdom. Only a year later after they were hanged, the death penalty was suspended. It was fully abolished in 1998. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Jan 6, 2005: KKK Organizer Arrested

Jan 6, 2005: KKK Organizer Arrested

Preacher and Ku Klux Klan leader Edgar Ray Killen was arrested for the 1964 murders of three voter registration workers in Mississippi. Guest hosted by Alastair Murden from Superstitions, a Parcast Or...

6 Jan 202115min

Jan 5, 1941: Amy Johnson Disappears

Jan 5, 1941: Amy Johnson Disappears

The British pilot bailed out of her plane over the Thames Estuary, never to be recovered from the icy water.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

5 Jan 202116min

Jan 4, 1903: Topsy the Elephant Executed

Jan 4, 1903: Topsy the Elephant Executed

The circus elephant’s death was delivered by a 7000-volt shock after her owners failed to find new buyers for the troublesome leviathan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...

4 Jan 202117min

Jan 3, 1972: John Wayne Gacy’s First Murder

Jan 3, 1972: John Wayne Gacy’s First Murder

Notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who would eventually kill at least 33 people, murdered his first victim: 16-year-old Timothy Jack McCoy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi...

3 Jan 202111min

Jan 2, 2006: Thomas Montgomery’s Doomed Catfishing Affair

Jan 2, 2006: Thomas Montgomery’s Doomed Catfishing Affair

46-year-old Montgomery wrote a note to himself willing a full transformation into his internet persona. Months later, he murdered his online girlfriend’s other online beau.  Learn more about your ad...

2 Jan 202112min

Jan 1, 2017: Istanbul Nightclub Shooting

Jan 1, 2017: Istanbul Nightclub Shooting

The attack, carried out by Islamic terrorist Abdulkadir Masharipov, killed 39 people and injured upwards of 70 people.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1 Jan 202113min

December 31, 1990: Robert Spahalski’s First Victim

December 31, 1990: Robert Spahalski’s First Victim

24-year-old Moraine Armstrong was the first victim of serial killer Robert Spahalski, who confessed to the crime over a decade later.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...

31 Des 202013min

December 30, 2006: Saddam Hussein Executed

December 30, 2006: Saddam Hussein Executed

The former president of Iraq was found guilty for crimes against humanity and executed by hanging. Guest hosted by Kate Leonard from Daily Quote, a Spotify Original from Parcast.  Learn more about yo...

30 Des 202013min

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