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/
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