What happens when you’re provoked? Do you have a moment of temporary insanity? And, therefore, excused from any responsibility? What if it’s your former spouse who “provoked” you? Well, John was apparently having such a moment—the same moment he happened to have a gun. This case was likely the first in the Los Angeles courts (if not all of California), to debate the temporary insanity (in a heat of passion) plea. It was a certainly a novel defense in the mid-1890s and for those packing courtroom, the topic of mental illness turned the case from a tragedy to a comedy.
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Music:
Intro: “Lamentation,” by Wastelander
“St. Mary,” by Chelsea McGough and Stephen Keech
“As I Dream,” by Moments
“Not As They Seem,” by Wicked Cinema
“Our Web of Lies,” by Moments
“Cat and Mouse,” by Wicked Cinema
“I Will Never Forget You,” by Joshua Spacht
“A Love Story,” by Wicked Cinema
“Boo!” by Dresden the Flamingo
“Shifter,” by Wicked Cinema
“Ballroom Haunt,” by Dresden the Flamingo
“Reverence,” by Marie
“Molokai,” by Ian Kelosky
“Curiosity,” by Shimmer
“Grit,” by Wastelander
Outro: “Left for Dead,” by Wastelander
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