Kristy, Scott, and Amber talk about the Jean Gianini case, a singular moment in American law. Also, things get philosophical. 

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Sources:

Crime Capsule. “Hoodwinking the Alienists.” https://crimecapsule.com/murder-in-the-adirondacks-murderer-jean-gianini-and-the-insanity-defense/

“Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.” https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fasd/facts.html

Mark Gribben. Malefactor’s Register. https://malefactorsregister.com/wp/when-morons-kill/

Steven A. Gelb. Health & Place: An International Journal. “Sentenced in sorrow: the role of asylum in the Jean Gianini murder defence.” https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1353829297000063?via%3Dihub

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SU19140329.2.13&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1

https://www.nytimes.com/1914/05/15/archives/gianini-confessed-he-killed-teacher-statement-sworn-to-by-lad-at.html

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/43064/43064-8.txt

 

Music: 

Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/