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Bloody Angola Podcast by Woody Overton & Jim Chapman

The History of Gruesome Gertie | Bloody Angola: A Prison Podcast

Bloody Angola Podcast by Woody Overton & Jim Chapman

Envision Podcast Studios

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.9665 Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Woody Overton and Jim Chapman tell a couple of crazy stories and give you the overall history of Louisiana State penitentiary at Angola's most famous piece of furniture, Gruesome Gertie.
What was the form of execution prior to the electric chair, who was the first person to "ride the lightning" on Gruesome Gertie and the story of the only convict to survive an actual execution via Gruesome Gertie are all discussed in this episode!
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Transcript

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0:00.0

Oh Lord, Bird up,

0:03.0

Bird up, This is the story of America's bloodiest prison, told by the people and outside its, both inside and outside its gates.

0:39.1

The brutal history, as you've never heard it before, from its origin as a slave plantation,

0:45.7

to its gradual growth as the bloodiest maximum security prison in America.

0:51.2

To those outside of its gates, it's known as Louisiana State Penitentiary

0:56.1

at Angola. But to those

0:58.0

who have spent time inside its gates,

1:00.4

it's known as bloody

1:02.2

Angola.

1:03.0

The rhythm of

1:04.7

higher let them.

1:07.7

Oh, now,

1:10.2

who I. The rhythm of higher let them. Come on down, Oh, I'm a first time

1:12.1

And not

1:24.9

And give you a firsthand look at not only the stories of the stabbing,

1:29.1

rapes, executions, escapes, and murders you won't find on any TV show or the internet,

1:35.9

but also the murders, abductions, attacks, and hostage situations of the staff and their families, otherwise known by the convicts as

1:47.0

free people.

1:53.9

Bloody Angola is a comprehensive no-hold-barred podcast.

1:58.1

It takes you on a journey through time from its inception as a slave plantation to America's

2:03.4

largest maximum security prison where 80% of its population will die inside the wire.

2:16.2

Get mentally prepared.

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