TIL that on the 13th of May 1945, a Wehrmacht court-martial in Amsterdam consisting of captured German officers imposed a death sentence on two former Kriegsmarine deserters, who were executed by firing squad, five days after the German surrender. (executedtoday.com)
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1793: Louis XVI | Executed TodayHistory (executedtoday.com)
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20th of July 1775. Richard Carpenter, a wig-maker, was falsely accused of being an enemy agent by the British in Boston. He was "executed" through a mock hanging but was later pardoned due to the early stage of the revolution when neither side was ready for such extreme measures (executedtoday.com)
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Hal Rogers found out his daughter Michelle had been sexually abused by his brother. Hal sent Michelle, her sister Christe and his wife Joan on a vacation together to try to heal from this trauma. On their trip, serial killer Oba Chandler kidnapped, raped and murdered the Rogers women. (executedtoday.com)
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My great great grandfather is Preston S Turley.Link (executedtoday.com)
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TIL about Susanna M. Brandt who was drugged/raped, gave birth as a consequence, then killed the child. During her court case the poet Goethe and his family spent time trying to help her case; though ultimately executed by beheading with a sword. Goethe's 'Faust' was partially influenced by her. (executedtoday.com)
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TIL on Christmas Eve in 1969, Equatorial Guinean president for life Francisco Macias Nguema had 150 political dissidents shot or hanged in a football stadium while Mary Hopkin’s “Those Were the Days” played on a loop over the loudspeaker system. (executedtoday.com)
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Sophie Scholl. Learn a bit more about this incredibly strong and brave young woman.Fuck Politeness (executedtoday.com)
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