#BotchedExecutions | Half-Hangit Maggie And The Man Who Survived Three Ropes

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories · Oct 8, 2026 · 20:30

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Margaret Dickson was hanged in Edinburgh in 1724 and began moving in her coffin when the men taking her home stopped for a drink. In 1803, in Sydney, three ropes in a row failed to hang Joseph Samuel.

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 07, 2026

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