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The Pardon

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Today’s episode is the story of Toni Jo Henry who had a horrible childhood, fought drug addiction, found true love and then was involved in a murder.  I am covering the movie made about her case and the True Story that the movie was based on.

The Pardon is a 2013 movie.  Starring:  Jaime King, Jason Lewis, John Hawkes and M.C. Gainey

The true story of Toni Jo Henry, a woman tried for the crime of murder in 1942 in the state of Louisiana.

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The sources for today’s episode:

Toni Jo Henry (1916-1942) – Find A Grave Memorial

Claude David “Cowboy” Henry (1913-1945) – Find A Grave Memorial

Toni Jo Henry (capitalpunishmentuk.org)

 

A Courthouse Ghost: Toni Jo Henry (anomalien.com)

tonijo (rowdiva.com)

Toni Jo Henry (en-academic.com)

 

Toni Jo Henry – Wikipedia

 

The Pardon – Wikipedia

The Pardon Movie

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The Last Hangman

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The Last Hangman

Today’s case and movie is The Last Hangman which is based on the life and career of Albert Pierrepoint, who was one of the head executioners in the UK between 1931 and 1956.  It is estimated he executed between 435 and 600 people, 200 of these were war criminals right after WWII.

We will cover the movie, the real story of Pierrepoint, and some of the infamous murderers that he executed.

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Sources for this episode:

Josef Kramer – Wikipedia

Josef Kramer | Nazi commander | Britannica

Pictures that changed the World – Dr Fritz Klein in a mass grave | Belfast Child (belfastchildis.com)

Beast of Belsen and his lover in Nuremberg exhibit | UK news | The Guardian

A Soho Stabbing | True Crime Library

Waddingham, Dorothea (1899–1936) | Encyclopedia.com

Albert Pierrepoint – Wikipedia

ExecutedToday.com » 1945: The Belsen war criminals

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9045279/British-hangman-sent-Beasts-Belsen-hell.html

17 October 1941 – Antonio Mancini | Execution of the day (wordpress.com)

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The Blackout Ripper (Bonus Epi)

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Welcome back to Cherry Avenue True Crime Podcast!

I have a bonus mini-episode for you today about the Blackout Killer.

In my next upcoming episode:  The Last Hangman, I will be covering Albert Pierrepoint and the movie made about his career as executioner from 1931 to 1956. During his career he executed somewhere between 435 and 600 people. 200 of those were from war crimes that took place during WWII, such as the Beast of Belsen and Irma Grese.

 Pierrepoint executed many notable murderers in the UK, but one that was not featured in the movie, was Gordon Cummins, aka the Blackout Killer or the Blackout Ripper.

 So for this mini-episode we will go over one of the truly horrible men that Albert Pierrepoint had to encounter during his job as head executioner in 1942.

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Sources for this episode:

Serial Killer Blackout Ripper – Gordon Cummins (murderuk.com)

How the Blackout Ripper killed so horrifically | Daily Mail Online

Albert Pierrepoint – Wikipedia

Gordon Cummins – Wikipedia

Gordon Cummins | Criminal Minds Wiki | Fandom

 

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