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307: A Murderer Who Chose His Own Execution Date - March 2 2020 - Today in True Crime History

Morning Cup of Murder

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7723 Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2020

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Keep up with current episodes of Morning Cup of Murder at morningcupofmurder.com There are hundreds, possibly thousands, of inmates sitting on death row who will probably die of old age before actually seeing an execution. On March 2nd 1984 a man was convicted for a double murder in Tennessee. From the moment he was arrested, this man wanted the death penalty. He didn’t want to grow old in prison, and, 34 years later, he got his wish. March 2nd: Edmund Zagorski Convicted (1984) Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange true crime story you want to share, email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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There were two more murders, 15 miles away in the Silver Lake section of...

0:04.0

We have a weird...

0:06.0

...described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird religion...

0:09.0

...calf a murder.

0:11.0

There are hundreds, possibly thousands, of inmates sitting on death row

0:15.0

who will probably die of old age before actually seeing an execution.

0:20.0

On March 2nd, 1984, a man was convicted for a double murder in Tennessee.

0:25.3

From the moment he was arrested, this man wanted the death penalty.

0:29.3

He did not want to grow old in prison.

0:31.9

And 34 years later, he got his wish.

0:35.8

So if you like your coffee hot, but your bones chilled, sit back and

0:39.6

start your day with a morning cup of murder. Edmund Zagorski was born on December 27, 1954,

0:50.2

and spent most of his life in Michigan with no money, a learning disability, and a bad stutter.

0:56.7

At some point in his life, Edmund made his way to Tennessee where, on April 5, 1983,

1:03.0

he met a man named John Dale Dodson.

1:06.2

John was a logger, and the pair met on a trout farm where Edmund introduced himself as a mercenary named Jesse Lee Harden.

1:14.4

At some point, Edmund convinced his new friend that he would be able to sell as much as 100 pounds of marijuana for around $25,000 as early as April 21st.

1:25.9

Unable to turn down money like that,

1:28.4

John agreed and scheduled a meeting

1:30.0

in a wooded hunting ground

1:31.5

in Robertson County on April 23, 1983.

1:35.5

Just before leaving his home on the 23rd,

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