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The Last Hangings in Canada

True North True Crime by truenorthtruecrime

Oct 30, 202532:05Society & Culture

On a cold December night in 1962, two men were led through the echoing halls of Toronto’s Don Jail. Beneath their feet, a trapdoor waited. Minutes later, Arthur Lucas and Ronald Turpin became the last people ever execute...

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The Last Hangings in Canada is an episode from True North True Crime by truenorthtruecrime. On a cold December night in 1962, two men were led through the echoing halls of Toronto’s Don Jail. Beneath their feet, a trapdoor waited. Minutes l...

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Published Oct 30, 2025, 32:05 long, audio available.

The Last Hangings in Canada

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