Episode 29: Execution survivors

Mernin' Beans! What is up with the human obsession with morbid stuff like public executions? This week we discover what happens when these go right... until they go very wrong. If you are put to death for a crime, and you live through the execution... does that mean you served the sentence? Let's grab our mugs and dive in!

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Execution Survivors Sources:

Margaret Dickson: https://murderpedia.org/female.D/d/dickson-margaret.htm

Inetta de Balsham: http://alchemipedia.blogspot.com/2009/12/inetta-de-balsham.html

Anne Greene: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Greene

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Ewan MacDonald: https://www.criminalcorpses.com/cases-half-hung-macdonald https://theweek.com/articles/459934/6-people-who-survived-executions https://www.scoopwhoop.com/inothernews/people-who-survived-executions/

A few of our favorite mental health resources:

Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255.

Veterans Crisis Line - 1-800-273-8255.

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline - (1-800-662-HELP (4357)

OK2Talk Helpline Teen Helpline - 1 (800) 273-TALK.

Crisis Text Line - Text SIGNS to 741741 for 24/7, anonymous, free crisis counseling