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The First Gas Chamber Execution In America - February 8 2021 - Daily True Crime

Morning Cup of Murder

Morning Cup of Murder

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

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🗓️ 8 February 2021

⏱️ 7 minutes

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February 8th: Gee Jon Executed (1924) For over a hundred years, the criminal justice system has tried to find the best way to dole out punishment to its criminals. And, by the 1920s, they were ready to try out a new method of execution. On February 8th 1924 a man became America’s guinea pig for the brand new gas chamber.  Shop NEW Merch now!  https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ 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 local true crime story you want to share, or you just want to say hi? Email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Morning Cup of Murder is Edited and Produced by Dillon Biemesderfer Follow Dillon on instagram: @dungeonsanddillons Information for this episode collected from: Murderpedia, Wikipedia, executedtoday.com, themobmuseum.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I found my great-grandma Annie in the 1921 census on ancestry. I discovered she was widowed

0:35.9

in the First World War, living in York, raising six children

0:39.7

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0:41.5

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millions more records free until the 9th of March. Terms apply. There were two more murders,

1:01.9

15 miles away. When police arrived, they found the telephones and electricity lines.

1:06.2

We have a weird homicide. A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...

1:12.4

For over a hundred years, the criminal justice system has tried to find the best way to dole out punishments to its criminals.

1:22.0

And by the 1920s, they were ready to try out a new method of execution.

1:27.4

On February 8th, 1924, a man became America's

1:31.1

guinea pig for the brand new gas chamber. So if you like your coffee hot but your bones chilled,

1:37.8

sit back and start your day with a morning cup of murder. G. John was born in China in 1895, but around the time he was 12 to 13 years old, immigrated

1:50.8

to San Francisco and lived out the rest of his life in the Chinatown district.

1:55.6

Unfortunately, like many young boys in the area, he fell prey to the legendary Tong gang that operated in the area and soon found himself as a member of the Hop Singh, a group known for their dealings in alcohol and drugs, and a group known to shed some blood to get their point across.

2:13.4

There were a number of inter-tong rivalries, blood feuds, and a number of violent business dealings

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