07 May 2018

History:

Lost Capitol Hill: Robert Eugene Carter

Having looked at the first execution in the District last week, it behooves me to follow up with the last one. It, too, took place on Capitol Hill; this time, in the D.C. jail. On July 11, 1953, George W. Cassels (pictured), a two-year veteran of the D.C. police, was waiting for a colleague when […]


30 Apr 2018

History:

Lost Capitol Hill: James McGurk

While it has been over 60 years since the last execution in the District of Columbia, the first was done almost immediately after the founding of the city. The site? Just off Capitol Hill, and close enough for us to have a look at the deed today. James McGurk was nobody’s idea of a good […]


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