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1859: John Brown’s body starts a-moulderin’ in the grave
http://www.executedtoday.com/ 2008/ 12/ 02/ 1859-john-brown-harpers-ferry-civil-…That line between “martyr” and “terrorist” is often a matter of historical perspective or even accident. Were the person’s actions justified? If not justified, were they at least historically significant? If not historically significant, did they at least inspire some really great songs?
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Anchorwoman?s parents: Slain anchorwoman was sexually attacked
http://focus.iflove.com/ index.php/ slain-anchorwoman-sexually-attacked/Parents: Slain anchorwoman was sexually assaulted. News from LITTLE ROCK — The parents of the television anchorwoman who was beaten to death said Monday there is evidence their daughter also was sexually assaulted, and that she broke her hand fighting her attacker. Five days after a suspect was arrested in the Oct.
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Parents: Slain anchorwoman was sexually assaulted
http://texasfred.net/ archives/ 2956Parents: Slain anchorwoman was sexually assaulted LITTLE ROCK (AP) — The parents of the television anchorwoman who was beaten to death said Monday there is evidence their daughter also was sexually assaulted, and that she broke her hand fighting her attacker. Five days after a suspect was arrested in the Oct.
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The Death Penalty Debate
http://www.nhpr.org/ node/ 19279A jury is considering whether to sentence Michael Addison to death for killing Manchester police officer Michael Briggs. We'll look at the New Hampshire debate over whether the death penalty is just and, if it is, who should qualify.
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1824: Henry Fauntleroy, choked on debt
http://www.executedtoday.com/ 2008/ 11/ 30/ 1824-henry-fauntleroy-choked-on-debt…On this date in 1824, the last Englishman to hang for forgery met his fate at Newgate prison. Henry Fauntleroy making his defense. From this Harvard gallery (part of the university’s Crimes Virtual Collection) of the period’s hanging press, including a Fauntleroy broadsheet (huge image, with a generic-looking merchant type as the criminal).
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Notable second-term Presidential execution realities
http://sentencing.typepad.com/ sentencing_law_and_policy/ 2008/ 11/ notable-seco…Over at Capital Defense Weekly, Karl has this intriguing observation in his thanksgiving post: Not that long ago many commentators were realistically expecting 200+ executions a year by now, especially following the election of a President many had called the Texecutioner. This year’s total executions will be no more than 37 (and possibly just 36), the smallest number since 1994.
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Notable second-term Presidential execution realities
http://sentencing.typepad.com/ sentencing_law_and_policy/ 2008/ 11/ notable-seco…Over at Capital Defense Weekly, Karl has this intriguing observation in his thanksgiving post: Not that long ago many commentators were realistically expecting 200+ executions a year by now, especially following the election of a President many had called the Texecutioner.
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1950: James Corbitt, the hangman’s mate
http://www.executedtoday.com/ 2008/ 11/ 28/ 1950-james-corbitt-albert-pierrepoin…On this date in 1950, famed British executioner Albert Pierrepoint carried out his most difficult assignment: hanging his friend. Albert Pierrepoint Though not literally the Isles’ last hangman, Pierrepoint is the last one everyone thinks of, the man who defined the hangman’s job for the 20th century.
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Singapore's embattled human rights lawyer
http://jg69.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 11/ singapores-embattled-human-rights.htmlLeading Rights Lawyer Faces Jail TermBy Baradan KuppusamyKUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25, 2008 (IPS) - Singapore’s embattled human rights lawyer and leading anti-death penalty campaigner, Ravi Madasamy, intends to defend his reputation "all the way" to the highest courts after being released on bail for allegedly
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Josef Fritzl, Buddhism and Angulimal.
http://thebuddhistblog.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 11/ josef-fritzl-turns-to-buddhism.ht…Incest monster Josef Fritzl says he's turned to Buddhism - and wants doctors to help cure him so he can be reunited with his wife Rosemarie. Fritzl spends much of his 23 hours a day in his cell studying the peaceful Far Eastern philosophy and is considering formally changing his religion in prison.
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