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John C Woods, hangman of Nuremberg trials, who lied about his experience to get the job (he actually learned about hanging from old cowboy films). His lack of expertise led to excessive suffering of… (lemmy.world)

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Full title: John C Woods, hangman of Nuremberg trials, who lied about his experience to get the job (he actually learned about hanging from old cowboy films). His lack of expertise led to excessive suffering of condemned Nazis.

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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Huh, I wonder if it's the same person behind mustachius that keeps posting on history memes, it's the same MO

[–] DeepDown@leminal.space 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

This one showed up at the exact same time as all the other Moustachious accounts. He seems to want to put one repost bot per community.

The one called "Sanitation" has been around much longer so I won't personally point the finger there but others have.