In 1844 in Fremantle, Australia, John Gavin, a convicted murderer was hanged (wow, so what else is new? see how boring bare facts are?). The thing is, John was only 15. He was so light that the executioner had to attach weights to his body so that his neck broke when he was dropped! In case you didn't know, the point of hanging isn't to strangle the person to death - they dropped them (like they tried in Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl) so that their neck … [Read more...]

In 1963 in Perth, Australia, a guy by the name of John Button had a fight with his fiancee (engaged to be married) Rosemary (They were playing strip poker and he wouldn't take off his pants). Rosemary got so upset she walked home. On her way home, a car came out of nowhere and ran her over. She died subsequently from the wounds. John had gone after her in his car to apologise, found her dying by the side of the road and took her to hospital. The police charged John (who was early 20's) … [Read more...]