Pep the murderer

[gibbo]

"Pep, The Cat-Murdering Dog" was a black Labrador Retriever admitted to Eastern State Penitentiary on August 12, 1924. Prison folklore tells us that Pennsylvania Governor Gifford Pinchot used his executive powers to sentence Pep to Life Without Parole for killing his wife's cherished cat. Prison records support this story: Pep's inmate number (C-2559) is skipped in prison intake logs and inmate records.

 

[leefer]

Now thats Ruff justice.

 

[gibbo]

Now thats Ruff justice.

:biggrin:

He got a longer sentence than most humans got

 

[leefer]

Imagine if the cat had been sentenced....would have got 9 life terms

 

[gibbo]

Imagine if the cat had been sentenced....would have got 9 life terms

It would still be in there :2fun::2fun:

 

[gibbo]

I dont think he got a fair trial

It could have been self defence

 

[leefer]

Love the way the dog is posing with a face of a hardened criminal.

 

[gibbo]

OH

But in early 1924 he began to develop a bad of chewing on the cushions of the front porch sofa.
Pinchot decided that the unruly dog had to go and a trip to a penitentiary in Maine had given him the perfect solution.
Pep was sent to Eastern State Penitentiary, but not as a prisoner.

So the naughty dog was packed off to prison as a pet where he became a favourite among the inmates.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...lling-Pennsylvania-governors-beloved-cat.html

 

[leefer]

So the dog got early release.