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George Maledon spent decades dropping killers through trapdoors with clinical precision—and total peace of mind. Justice was simple and the mechanics of a hanging were precise. But when the man who killed his daughter got life instead of the noose, Maledon finally called it quits. Turns out, mercy—not murder—was a dealbreaker for the Prince of Hangmen.

If you’d like to know more about the history behind this episode of The Wild Wild Death, check out these links:

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ar-georgemaledon/
https://truewestmagazine.com/article/the-prince-of-hangmen/
ncyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/george-maledon-5748/
https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/george-maledon-5748/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151220571/anna-maledon
https://lawmen.genealogyvillage.com/lawmen/gmdead.htm
https://research.ebsco.com/c/siow6l/viewer/pdf/56t3fmhwqf

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Judge Roy Bean may have been THE LAW west of the Pecos River, but he NEVER followed the rules.

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History: Scoundrel Bean, bride wed San Fernando -

https://www.mysanantonio.com/life/life_columnists/paula_allen/article/History-Scoundrel-Bean-bride-wed-San-Fernando-4392930.php

Judge Roy Bean: The Law, the Lies, and Lillie -https://texashighways.com/travel-news/judge-roy-bean-the-law-the-lies-and-lillie-in-langtry/

Looking Back – Judge Roy Bean -

https://www.harriscountylawlibrary.org/ex-libris-juris/2017/3/15/looking-back-judge-roy-bean

PHOTOS OF THE JERSEY LILLY SALOON –

https://www.loc.gov/resource/hhh.tx0268.photos?st=gallery

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During the gold rush of Alder Rush, was Clubfoot George Lane merely a mild-mannered shoemaker with a limp? Or was he part of the notorious road agent gang who called themselves “The Innocents?”

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THE ROAD AGENTS - https://southwestmt.com/blog/the-road-agents/#:~:text=Brief%20Account%3A%20Originally%20from%20Massachusetts%2C,and%20hang%20him%20as%20wellTHE VIGILANTES OF MONTANA –https://www.hhhistory.com/2018/06/the-vigilantes-of-montana.htmlCLUBFOOT

GEORGE’S CLUBFOOT - https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/6169#:~:text=Even%20after%2043%20years%2C%20George%27s,and%20straight%20razorONE FOOT IN THE PAST -https://westernwriters.org/round-up/ru-april22-vigilantes.pdf#:~:text=as%20%E2%80%9CClubfoot%20George,vicious%20gang%20of%20road%20agents

PHOTO OF GEORGE LANE’S FOOT - https://truewestmagazine.com/article/lane-by-a-foot/