Ep. 9 - Brutal Executions in Arkansas

Today, we’ll talk about the Tucker Unit in Arkansas. Unfortunately, I was too lazy to write down time stamps. Please listen closely to content notes and take care of eventual triggers. CN: death penalty, torture, violence References: Arkansas Department of Corrections (o. J.) Death Row Inmates. Verfügbar unter: https://doc.arkansas.gov/correction/inmates/death-row/ (Zugriff: 30. Januar 2026). Crosley, C. (1986) Unfolding Misconceptions: The Arkansas State Penitentiary, 1836–1986. Arlington, TX: Liberal Arts Press. Encyclopedia of Arkansas (o. J.a) Convict Lease System. Verfügbar unter: https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/convict-lease-system-4153/ (Zugriff: 30. Januar 2026). Encyclopedia of Arkansas (o. J.b) Helen Spence. Verfügbar unter: https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/helen-spence-5376/ (Zugriff: 30. Januar 2026). Encyclopedia of Arkansas (o. J.c) Lee Simms. Verfügbar unter: https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/lee-simms-15758/ (Zugriff: 30. Januar 2026). Encyclopedia of Arkansas (o. J.d) Old Sparky. Verfügbar unter: https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/media/old-sparky-8061/ (Zugriff: 30. Januar 2026). Encyclopedia of Arkansas (o. J.e) Tucker Telephone. Verfügbar unter: https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/tucker-telephone-4923/ (Zugriff: 30. Januar 2026). Encyclopedia of Arkansas (o. J.f) Tucker Unit. Verfügbar unter: https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/tucker-unit-7608/ (Zugriff: 30. Januar 2026). Encyclopedia of Arkansas (o. J.g) Uncle Tom’s Prison LP. Verfügbar unter: https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/media/uncle-tom%C2%92s-prison-lp-9926/ (Zugriff: 30. Januar 2026). IMDb (o. J.) Brubaker (1980). Verfügbar unter: https://www.imdb.com/de/title/tt0080474/ (Zugriff: 30. Januar 2026). Lynn Queen, C. (o. J.) Old Sparky and the Legacy of the Electric Chair in the United States. Medium. Verfügbar unter: https://medium.com/@chelsealynnqueen94/old-sparky-and-the-legacy-of-the-electric-chair-in-the-united-states-f1f9bbb829cc (Zugriff: 30. Januar 2026). Murton, T. und Hyams, J. (1969) Accomplices to the Crime: The Arkansas Prison Scandal. New York: Grove Press. Newsweek (1968) ‘Arkansas: Down on the Farm’, Newsweek, 9. Februar, S. 39–40. Time (1968) ‘Hell in Arkansas’, Time, 9. Februar, S. 74.