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September 20, 2012

Crime

Joe Arridy Was The Happiest Man On Death Row

Joe Arridy had an IQ of 46. In 1939, he was executed for a crime he neither understood nor committed.

Alan Prendergast Westword Sep 2012 30min Permalink