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Episode 451: The Legend of Lavinia Fisher with RedHanded

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The Trial of John and Lavinnia

John and Lavinnia Roberts were sentenced to death for highway robbery in Charleston, South Carolina. The couple escaped from the city jail on September 16th by hiding under an overturned boat. John refused to leave Lavinia behind so he devised a plan to get her out of prison. They petitioned several clergymen and notable Charles Stynians just asking to intervene on their behalf because they were being sentenced for something they were not tried and convicted of.

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