Selects: Who was America's first murderer?

Stuff You Should Know

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 79.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

John Billington didn't just sign the Mayflower Compact -- he was also the colony's first criminal, and had the dubious honor of being the first European to be convicted of murder in this new place. But how did it happen? Tune in to this classic episode to find out.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
0:08.3	It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit
0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:31.0	Hey everyone, it's Josh here with this week's S.Y.S.K.S.
0:34.6	Selects.
0:35.6	I've chosen Who Was America's First Murderer?
0:38.2	It's a classic episode from 2011 and it has history, even more history, and at its heart
0:45.3	it's a true crime story.
0:47.9	Plus it's just straight up interesting.
0:50.3	We did record this ten years ago.
0:52.7	So some of the words or language that we use seems a little out of date.
0:56.1	Please forgive us.
0:57.2	The world has changed tremendously in the last decade.
1:00.5	I hope you enjoy this one as much as we do because it's a great one.
1:11.3	Welcome to Stuff You Should Know, a production of I Heart Radio.
1:20.7	Hey and welcome to The Podcast.
1:23.1	I'm Josh Clark.
1:24.1	There's Charles W. Chuck Bryant and this is Stuff You Should Know.
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