Episode 28: Rickey Ray Rector

After murdering two people, Rickey Ray Rector attempted to take his own life. He failed to do so and had instead essentially lobotomized himself. In this week's episode Andrew recounts the controversial saga that would take place after his arrest.

In the post-show, Andrew recommends a really long Youtube thing about flat-earthers (linked below), and Caitlin watched Coco because she wanted to cry for some reason. There's also discussion about animal names and video games!

In Search of a Flat Earth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTfhYyTuT44&t=935s

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1993/02/23/the-execution-of-rickey-ray-rector/120a086b-97d2-4d64-a2bb-8059ac6e39fe/

https://jacobinmag.com/2016/11/bill-clinton-rickey-rector-death-penalty-execution-crime-racism

https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/25/us/1992-campaign-death-penalty-arkansas-execution-raises-questions-governor-s.html

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/05/the-time-bill-clinton-and-i-killed-a-man/460869/

https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/rickey-ray-rector-6860/

https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/rickey-ray-rector-killer-who-lobotomized-himself

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