#BotchedExecutions | Black Jack Ketchum And The Rope That Took His Head

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories · Oct 17, 2026 · 14:52

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In 1901, New Mexico Territory hanged Tom "Black Jack" Ketchum for holding up a train, and the drop was set at seven feet. When the trap fell, the rope took his head off.

From the book “BOTCHED EXECUTIONS: Four Centuries Of Failed Hangings, Electrocutions, Gassings, Injections And Firing Squads” by Darren Marlar at https://weirddarkness.com/botchedexecutions

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Originally aired: October 16, 2026

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