Murderer avoided gallows by faking a 2-year coma

Offbeat Oregon History podcast

English - March 29, 2024 14:00 - 8 minutes - 7.55 MB - ★★★★★ - 160 ratings
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Charles Fiester lay there on his cot, eyes open, staring at nothing, pretending to be catatonic, for 515 days ... knowing that when his ruse was discovered, he'd be hanged. (Kerby, Josephine County; 1890s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1803a.fiester-murderer-faked-insanity-515-days-485.html)