The Hangman
05/15/25 • 18 min
George Maledon spent decades dropping killers through trapdoors with clinical precision—and total peace of mind. Justice was simple and the mechanics of a hanging were precise. But when the man who killed his daughter got life instead of the noose, Maledon finally called it quits. Turns out, mercy—not murder—was a dealbreaker for the Prince of Hangmen.
If you’d like to know more about the history behind this episode of The Wild Wild Death, check out these links:
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ar-georgemaledon/
https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/george-maledon-5748/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151220571/anna-maledon
George Maledon spent decades dropping killers through trapdoors with clinical precision—and total peace of mind. Justice was simple and the mechanics of a hanging were precise. But when the man who killed his daughter got life instead of the noose, Maledon finally called it quits. Turns out, mercy—not murder—was a dealbreaker for the Prince of Hangmen.
If you’d like to know more about the history behind this episode of The Wild Wild Death, check out these links:
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ar-georgemaledon/
https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/george-maledon-5748/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151220571/anna-maledon
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If you’d like to know more about the history behind this episode of The Wild Wild Death, check out these links:
https://www.americanhistorycentral.com/entries/charles-bent/
https://www.nps.gov/people/charles-bent.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6669910/silas-bent
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