Published to the Gainesville Times January 24, 1989, Retired Detective and Criminology Professor Alex Taylor electrifies the history of Old Sparky. What most people today do not realize is that this form of execution remains an option in several states, including Tennessee, who last used their chair on Nicholas Todd Suttman, February 2020. Some folks…… Continue reading Won’t Leave You Hanging
Category: Alex Taylor Tuesdays – Crime and Outdoors
Your Fascination with Lawyers
It’s your fault you know. Drama. You love a good drama. Heck, you love bad dramas too. Tiger King outed us all on that. As long as the drama contains high drama, and by that I mean the lowest, evil skullduggery versus angelic highs. Oops, don’t need that part, actually. Wanton stupidity often suffices. Anyway,…… Continue reading Your Fascination with Lawyers
Pardon Me!
Bit of political muck on one’s boots mentioning lightning rod Oliver North after 30 years of high conspiracy surrounding Iran-Contra and the diplomatic moralization of the “greater good”. It’s the stuff of books and movies, such as Tom Clancy’s paraphrased Clear and Present Danger. “How dare you, Mr. President!” Nonetheless, Professor Taylor conjures North’s case…… Continue reading Pardon Me!