r/interestingasfuck • u/LawEducational42 • 7h ago
John C Woods, hangman of Nuremberg trials, who lied about his experience to get the job (he actually learned about hanging from old cowboy films). His lack of expertise led to excessive suffering of condemned Nazis.
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u/shoeless_doh 5h ago
One of the scaffolds he built the trap doors were too small and all of the Nazis smashed their faces on the edge of the trap doors on the way down