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	Podcast:		Criminalia
	Episode:		The Execution of Rose Butler
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:29:23
	Publish Date:		2023-07-18 10:10:21
	Description:		Rose Butler was a teenager performing domestic services for the Morris family of Manhattan when early one morning a small fire broke out. Though no one was injured, and the fire was quickly extinguished, the family accused Rose of intentionally setting it. A capital crime in New York, she was executed, making her the last person hanged for arson in the state. But her story involves something much deeper than a book of matches. Let's talk about what really brought Rose to the gallows. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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