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Hanging

by | Nov 28, 2018 | True West Blog

A few years ago I received a question about the science of hanging and whether or not there was such a thing as a “traveling hangman.” The mythical version of a traveling hangman probably never existed as there weren’t enough hangings to make a living at it.  George Maledon of Judge Parker’s court in Ft. Smith hanged at least 60 but he was an exception. A responsible h


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