Episode 102 - Lena, My Dude (Lena Baker & Ernest Knight)

<p><strong>Murder, My Dude marches on into the third month of the year with a trip to the past just in time for Women’s History Month.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Only one woman was ever executed by the electric chair in the state of Georgia: Lena Baker, born at the turn of the century to a sharecropping family deep in the Jim Crow South.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>With that kind of deck stacked against her, it’s no surprise that Lena ran into hardship after hardship. When a forbidden love went wrong, it cost her her life in one of the most heinous ways imaginable. This week, we look at her story.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>BUT FIRST! We take a look at a stomach turning mass murder and, quite possibly, the world’s worst wife in This Week in Murder. Finally, we end with a game of Who Died The Worst that’s packed with poetic justice!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Like what we're doing? Subscribe and tell a friend! Think we could do better or have some other feedback? Reach out to us via email at murdermydude@gmail.com! We're also found by looking for @murdermydude on most major social media. Our Facebook is @podcastmydude - though you'll also find us by searching for Murder, My Dude.</strong></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/murdermydude/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/murdermydude/support</a>