The Condemned

In this epilogue “The Condemned” writers discuss the bizarre New York state government Report of the Commission to Investigate and Report the Most Humane and Practical Method of Carrying Into Effect the Sentence of Death in Capital Cases that helped bring the electric chair to center stage. For more information, see syracuse.com/condemned.

Hosts -- Johnathan Croyle, Steve Carlic

Production -- Katrina Tulloch

Graphics -- Christa Lemczak

Music and sound -- Sad by Kirk Ross 

Annoying Buzz Loopable by Michael Harrison 

Long Forties by Jim Grundy 

Night Shadows by Galactic Anthems 

Strings for Films by nikproteus 

Desolate Cello Theme by Purple Planet 

Gunshot V3 by LDj_Audio 

Heavens Gate by Getty Images

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Alfred Ulysses Giallarenzi, an NYC resident and member of the National Guard, was called to Upstate New York for military training. While there he had an affair that would end in murder, giving Syracuse one of its most puzzling crimes and sensational trials. For more information, see syracuse.com/condemned.

Host -- Sunny Hernandez, Josh McDonald

Written and edited -- Johnathan Croyle, Steve Carlic, Sonja Duntley

Production -- Katrina Tulloch

Graphics -- Christa Lemczak

Music and sound -- Annoying Buzz Loopable by Michael Harrison 

Wine Glass Clinks V3 by LDj_Audio 

Angry crowd by Getty 

Crowd Noise, People Talking, Opening Event, Party, Cheerful, Loop, V2 by Cedric Hommel 

Strings for Films by nikproteus 

Embers by Jim Grundy 

Ambient Suspense by Eric Swanson, Composer 

Desolate Cello Theme by Purple Planet 

Sad by Kirk Ross 

Sad by Anton Levin  

Slow Blues (1930's mix) by Mike Howard

Behind The Door -- Full by Brian Wayy

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Franklin Jenner was a vagabond lumberjack and farmhand, hungry for a new life. This desperation led to a gruesome murder which earned him a profit of just 55 cents and ultimately, a trip to the electric chair. For more information, see syracuse.com/condemned.

Host -- Sunny Hernandez, Josh McDonald

Written and edited -- Johnathan Croyle, Steve Carlic, Sonja Duntley

Production -- Katrina Tulloch

Graphics -- Christa Lemczak

Music and sound -- Annoying Buzz Loopable by Michael Harrison 

Strings for Films by nikproteus 

Embers by Jim Grundy 

Sad by Kirk Ross 

Sad by Anton Levin  

Ambient Suspense by Eric Swanson, Composer 

Desolate Cello Theme by Purple Planet 

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Giovanni Fabri, born in Italy, would say that "fate" brought him to Syracuse, NY. By all accounts, he led a happy life until a drunken night out with friends turned deadly. For more information, see syracuse.com/condemned.

Host -- Sunny Hernandez, Josh McDonald

Written and edited -- Johnathan Croyle, Steve Carlic, Sonja Duntley

Production -- Katrina Tulloch

Graphics -- Christa Lemczak

Music and sound -- Annoying Buzz Loopable by Michael Harrison 

Ambient Suspense by Eric Swanson, Composer 

Gunshot V3 by LDj_Audio 

Strings for Films by nikproteus 

Navigating A Memory by Cold Warning

Desolate Cello Theme by Purple Planet 

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Police arrest the man they think killed a Syracuse cop in broad daylight, but when headlines hit the newspapers, his real identity is revealed. The truth may have indicted him in the final act that sent him to the electric chair. For more information, see syracuse.com/condemned.

Host – Sunny Hernandez, Josh McDonald

Written and edited – Johnathan Croyle, Steve Carlic, Sonja Duntley

Production – Katrina Tulloch

Graphics – Christa Lemczak

Music and sound –

Angry crowd by Getty 

Annoying Buzz Loopable by Michael Harrison 

Embers by Jim Grundy 

Sad by Kirk Ross 

Strings for Films by nikproteus 

Desolate Cello Theme by Purple Planet 

Burning cigarette by Alexander Hafemann 

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After coming to Central New York to find happiness in a new life, Italian immigrant Antonio Viandante instead found himself in jail. A crime of passion in 1922 sent him to be executed in a machine invented in Upstate New York: the electric chair. For more information, see syracuse.com/condemned.

Host – Sunny Hernandez, Josh McDonald

Written and edited – Johnathan Croyle, Steve Carlic, Sonja Duntley

Production – Katrina Tulloch

Graphics – Christa Lemczak

Music and sound –

Annoying Buzz Loopable by Michael Harrison 

Sad by Kirk Ross 

Long Door Creak followed by slam by Simon McCorry 

Breath Female (SFX) by john solo sensations 

Running in stony corridor (looping) by Derridon 

Flesh Stabs by Melee Steel Weapon 01 by Sergey Ryazanov 

Embers by Jim Grundy

Ambient Suspense by Eric Swanson

Three podcasting stingers by Zofia Pawlaczek

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COMING JUNE 1: In June 1888, death by electricity was made the official method of execution in New York. Invented in Buffalo, the electric chair and the executions done in Upstate New York would set the standard for the capital punishment used throughout the U.S. into present day. These are the stories of five men with different paths who were all were condemned to die in a machine that sent 1,000 or more volts through a person’s body for up to 3 minutes. For more information, see syracuse.com/condemned.

Host – Sunny Hernandez

Written and edited – Johnathan Croyle, Steve Carlic, Sonja Duntley

Production – Katrina Tulloch

Graphics – Christa Lemczak

Music – Night Shadows by Galactic Anthems

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