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32 minutes
Released:
Jun 3, 2016
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Podcast episode
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Not only was John Frankford a famous horse thief, he was also a notoriously good escape artist. People thought no jail was strong enough to keep him, but then in 1895 he was sentenced to Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary. At Eastern State, Frankford became the victim of a strange practice that carried implications for both the state of Pennsylvania and the medical establishment we know it today. Reporter Elana Gordon from WHYY's The Pulse has today's story.
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Released:
Jun 3, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Episode 8: Can't Rock This Boat: In March 1964, a 35-year-old African American woman named Johnnie MaeChappell was walking along the side of the road in Jacksonville,Florida. Four white men were driving around listening to the local raceriots on the radio. They had a gun on the... by Criminal