The Last Public Hanging in West Virginia
- Author
- Steve Gilly, Rod Mullins
- Published
- Tue 05 Apr 2016
- Episode Link
- https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-last-public-hanging-in-west-virginia--49746867
When there is a public execution, one expects a somber affair. That wasn’t the case with John Morgan of Ripley, whose hanging on December 16, 1897, for a grisly triple murder had more of a carnival atmosphere, which led the state of West Virginia to outlaw public hangings the next year. On this episode of […]
