Since there have been criminals and since we've been executing them... we've needed executioners. We're talking about two of the most famous ones in this episode... Lady Betty was known for being highly competent and Jack Ketch... not so much. 
Who was Lady Betty, and what did she do?
Who was Jack Ketch? What did he do and who did he execute? 
Let's find out.

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The Dancing Plague was similar to a lot of plagues throughout history, but who ever thought dancing to death was possible? Well, IT IS.

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We talk about Carl Tanzler, a man who fell in love with a woman who then died from tuberculosis. But Carl Tanzler was consumed with grief and didn't want to let her go... so he didn't. In this shorter episode, we discuss this guy and his twisted arts and crafts project that used to be named Elena. 

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Princess Isabella of France married into English royalty when she wed the prince who would become Edward II. She had dreams of wealth, family, love, and power. But when she moved to her new home, her husband favorited someone else. And then... someone else again. So, she lost her love, her family, and her power... all due to her husband's connections with Piers Gaveston and Hugh Despenser. Marissa and Matthew talk about the two favorites of her husband and how they met their demise.

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What are the worst, most agonizing execution methods throughout history? Marissa and Matthew discuss Lingchi, the Brazen Bull, immurement, and so... so much more. This is Slow Execution Methods: Part One since there is so much to cover that we'll likely have more.

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Marissa and Matt talk about the Red Barn Murder, an infamous crime from 1827 England. And the trial's tale became a book bound in a very unique type of leather...

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Rosenbloom, Megan. 2021. DARK ARCHIVES : A Librarian’s Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human... Skin. S.L.: Picador.

“The Anthropodermic Book Project.” n.d. The Anthropodermic Book Project. Accessed September 13, 2021. https://anthropodermicbooks.org/.

“Display Song.” n.d. Www.joe-Offer.com. Accessed September 13, 2021. http://www.joe-offer.com/folkinfo/songs/122.html?fbclid=IwAR0SmOZ1_-Vwv2SDDTCOkccHt6c3erNeJ3hNNE34LXqdrxagGk5n1Z9VKtA.
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In 1845 New England, Orrin de Wolf took William Stiles out for a night on the town, but Mr. Stiles didn't make it back. What happened? Marissa and Matthew discuss.

Wolf, De Orrin. Trial of Orrin De Wolf for the Murder of Wm. Stiles, at Worcester, Jan. 14, 1845: Including His Confession, Showing the Natural Results of Intemperance & LICENTIOUSNESS. Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., 2010.

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Marissa and Matt discuss this Victorian murderess's crime and what made it so fascinating to Londoners at the time. Maria dated two guys but ended up choosing the wrong one to marry. So, she decided to take the money from the man she didn't marry... no matter what that took.



"The Role Of The "Fallen Woman" In Three Victorian Novels". 2021. Victorianweb.Org. https://victorianweb.org/gender/fallen2.html?fbclid=IwAR0IXj4h1VLrSInb1t365090ESUDQoPtTaS3IWSkbgAUIhmYK6Z7oyA513Q.

Blanco, Juan. 2021. "Maria Manning | Murderpedia, The Encyclopedia Of Murderers". Murderpedia.Org. https://murderpedia.org/female.M/m/manning-maria.htm?fbclid=IwAR2TCxEkjC9w087f8QyojgBE7XXXvpyVDNzsVeWQijgxofAYd2o0BjXY5Hk.

2021. https://headstuff.org/culture/history/terrible-people-from-history/fred-maria-manning-victorian-murderers/?fbclid=IwAR0aNPcCnWE9rYwQ7MmXY2Iz4xTbuC2Tu0kvsJ7YRvpxRKOXjKLcCM-pmRY.

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We talk about human cannibalism (anthropophagy), why people have partaken, if it's still practiced today, how many calories the human heart has... and more.


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Cole, James. 2017. “Assessing the Calorific Significance of Episodes of Human Cannibalism in the Palaeolithic.” Scientific Reports 7 (1). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep44707.

‌Katz, Brigit. n.d. “New Study Fleshes out the Nutritional Value of Human Meat.” Smithsonian Magazine. Accessed August 22, 2021. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-cannibals-did-not-eat-humans-nutrition-study-says-180962823/?fbclid=IwAR04X-KaaoRHXFlWHMX1nv1Fa556iu0eGo3VpSZy9IXWuC43w6pCHACDges.

‌https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/311277?fbclid=IwAR2AO3e6Foo1OIG6TCYrKtJh-gK2M5fZjaT7wCVngudoo79fVy-OBuOFdvg#The-health-implications-of-eating-colleagues

https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/5-gruesome-recipes-history-of-eating-corpses-as-medicine-dfc675e53071

https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/fiji/articles/a-brief-history-of-cannibalism-in-fiji/?fbclid=IwAR1djKWrLRq3PXGdaxohRyp4XrTZhP9PdwCrxNoOvHohrADleSQI9UMSXS8

Roach, Mary, W Norton, and Amazon.com. 2004. Stiff : The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.

‌Kang, Lydia, and Nate Pedersen. 2017. Quackery : A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything. New York: Workman Publishing.

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When a woman was found beaten and bloody on lovers lane by a London police officer, nobody knew who she was or what happened to her. After four days in critical condition, she died, leaving still more questions. Join Marissa and Matthew as they bicker and speculate about this case.

Sources:
Paul Thomas Murphy. 2017. PRETTY JANE and the VIPER of KIDBROOKE LANE : A True Story of Victorian Law and Disorder.

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