Today is Wednesday, July 29, 2020.

On this day in 1993, retired Ohio autooworker John Demyanyuk, appeared before the Israeli

Supreme Court after appealing his 1988 conviction. He'd been sentenced to

death for serving as a prison guard at the Nazi

extermination camp in Treblinka. Welcome to Today in True Crime, a Parcast Original.

I'm Vanessa Richardson, and today I'm joined by our guest host Richard Rosner from the

parcast original unexplained mysteries. Every week on unexplained mysteries

Richard and his co-host Molly investigate the strangest occurrences in science and history.

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

while I'll cover the narrative.

Hello everyone, happy to be here.

Due to the nature of today's crimes,

listener discretion is advised.

Today's episode contains references to genocide.

Extreme caution is advised for listeners under 13.

Today we're going to dive into the highly controversial trial

of alleged Nazi prison guard John Demyaniu.

Now let's go back to the morning of July 29th

as the Israeli Supreme Court filled with spectators

to witness the verdict.

Witnesses.

Witnesses were packed shoulder to shoulder. The only vacant seats were the five high-backed red chairs at the head of the room,

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