Amanda Howard joins us to talk about one of the most frightening forms of capital punishment — hanging.

In part two, David Wilson joins us to talk about California’s first insanity plea.

You can find Amanda and David’s books at Amazon.com:

Rope: A History of the Hanged

Not Just Evil: Murder, Hollywood, and California’s First Insanity Plea

Thanks Amanda and David!

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