It's Episode 7 of the True Crime ABCs podcast and heads are ROLLING! Why? Because G is for GUILLOTINE!
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This week, Dani tells the story of French woman, Charlotte Corday, who was executed by guillotine for assassinating a political leader during the French revolution. Sarah Covers Johann Reichhart, the official executioner in Germany from 1924-1946, notably during World War II.
Reading Recommendations:
Hitler’s Henchman: Nazi Executioners and How They Escaped Justice After WWII by Helmut Ortner
Beware Madame la Guillotine: Travel to the French Revolution with Murderess Charlotte Corday by Sarah Towle
Sources:
NYPost
Mirror
WW2 Gravestone
NZHerald
AlphaHistory
Met Museum
University of Michigan Library
Murderpedia
Music: robhunnsmusic.com or @syndicatemusicUK
