The experience of being hanged is heavily dependent on various factors like the placement of the rope around the neck and the individual's physical condition. It could range from being unconscious within a minute to choking and convulsing for 15 minutes or more.
The investigators in the podcast episode speculate that the suspect dragged the victim behind their vehicle and left the body in an open field, with tire tracks creating a square in the area. The case was unsolved for decades until new evidence was discovered.
Dateline recounts the bizarre and horrific events of the Bank robbery and Collar Bomb murder in Erie, Pennsylvania, that occurred in August 2003 involving unconventional characters on the fringes of society.
Two men died of carbon monoxide poisoning while trying to restart an abandoned gold mine. Abandoned mines pose a serious danger in the United States, with 227 deaths reported since 2001.
Friedland explains how the broadsheets of the 1840s catered to the salacious and pulp-like interests of the new penal voyeurs who were gathering in windows overlooking scaffoldings during executions. These voyeurs processed the execution scenes almost as if they were watching one of Pierre Cornell's tragic characters, highlighting their interest in the intimate moments of life and death.
The application of physics in amusement park rides can sometimes lead to unexpected consequences, such as the collapse of the Fire Ball ride in Michigan due to the weight distribution of the riders.