Today is Wednesday, April 8th, 2020.

On this day in 1943, Otto and Eliza Hample were beheaded in Berlin's Plutzenzee prison for their protests against Hitler's

government.

The pair had been leaving anti-Nazi postcards around Berlin, inciting the investigation of Hitler's secret police, the Gestapo. Welcome to Today in True Crime, a Parcast Original.

I'm Vanessa Richardson, and today I'm joined by our guest host, Mirandaickler co-host of the podcast American

hysteria on American hysteria Miranda dives into urban legends mass

panics and conspiracy theories to try to uncover why we believe these rumors

and the real truths the wild stories are covering up.

Hello today and true crime listeners and thanks for having me Vanessa.

Thanks for being here.

Miranda's here to discuss some of the historical aspects of today's story

while I'll cover the narrative.

I'm really excited to tell this story.

Usually on American hysteria, we cover events

people have overreacted to, but in this story,

the Nazi regime was blindly accepted

and it underscores the real bravery of these two whistleblowers.

Now let's go back to the notorious Plutzen Z prison in the early morning hours of

April 8th, 1943.

39 year old Eliza Hample blinked her eyes in the cold damp air. It was still dark, but through the

bars of her cell door she could make out the faces of other prisoners across the walkway.

Each of them bound with shackles like hers.

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