37.4 The Electric Chair: "The Usual"
Fireside Mystery Theatre
Fireside Mystery Theatre
4.5 • 626 Ratings
🗓️ 12 August 2018
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
"The Usual" was recorded live on May 27th, 2018\. It was part of our show, **The Electric Chair**.
We at Fireside Mystery Theatre present these stories without prejudice or agenda. Our tales of the electric chair are not meant to condemn nor condone. Rather, they are meant as an expression of our persistent exploration of the dark and unsettling.
Featured in this episode:
Alain Laforest as Jack Henry Lester
Ali Silva as Judy
James Kleinmann as Mr. Sutton
Eirik Davey-Gislason as Stu and Tip
Kacie Laforest as Irma
Michael Pate as Rollo
Mary Murphy as Mae Kelly
David Linton as Harold Carlton
Gustavo Rodriguez as The Guard
Musical Performance:
"I Shall Be Released" by Bob Dylan
Performed by Karen Tennison accompanied by Noel Carey
Poem:
"A Prayer from Death Row"
Written and performed by David Linton
Radio play by Silbin Sandovar
Directed by Ali Silva & Gustavo Rodriguez
Special research by Courtenay Gillean Cholovich with thanks to Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Bill Cunningham and the staff of the Kentucky State Penitentiary.
Musical score improvised by Noel Carey
Sound Effects Designer and Engineer: Greg Russ
Technical Director at The Slipper Room: Johnny Goddard
Production Coordinator: Brontis Shane Orengo
Theme music by Jason Graves
Post-production audio & podcast production by Ali Silva
Produced by Gustavo Rodriguez, Ali Silva, Daniel Graves, & Rebecca Graves for Fireside Mystery Productions
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| 0:00.0 | In August of 2013, 22-year-old Christopher Lane took a chance and changed things up in his life. |
| 0:17.9 | He left Australia to fly to Duncan, Oklahoma, there for a weekend to visit |
| 0:22.6 | his long-distance girlfriend. One day on his visit, Lane decided to take an easy jog and explore |
| 0:28.7 | around the area, a slow-paced Midwestern town, population 24,000. And on that same day, in that same |
| 0:36.6 | town, a 17-year-old Duncan resident, Chauncey Luna, was in a rut. |
| 0:42.6 | While out on a drive with two of his friends, Luna saw Lane out for a jog and decided to change things up in his life, too. |
| 0:50.9 | Luna shot Lane in the back. The shot tragically turned out to be fatal. |
| 0:56.6 | When brought before a jury on charges of first-degree murder, for which he was found guilty, |
| 1:01.3 | Luna cited as his defense the reason for his sudden attack. |
| 1:06.0 | Boredom. |
| 1:07.6 | In the following story, we'll see just how quickly things can shift from the completely routine to the completely rotten |
| 1:15.2 | we at fireside mystery theater present the following story without prejudice or agenda our tales of the |
| 1:22.0 | electric chair are not meant to condemn nor condone rather they are meant as an expression of our |
| 1:27.2 | persistent exploration |
| 1:28.7 | of the dark and unsettling, and I presented without further comment for your entertainment and |
| 1:33.5 | consideration. The usual was recorded live at the Slipper Room on May 27, 2018. It's the final episode |
| 1:41.1 | from our show, The Electric Chair. |
| 1:53.2 | The name, Jack Henry Lester, 38 years of age. |
| 1:55.2 | The crime, murder. |
| 1:58.0 | Today is his day. |
| 1:59.9 | His choice of last meal? A bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich on toast. |
| 2:03.8 | Noodle soup? |
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