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BFRT: A Knight of Another Sort - Episode 29

WSIU Public Broadcasting | By Jennifer Fuller
Published January 14, 2021 at 1:45 AM CST
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On October 21st, 1927—a year after the murder of Ward “Casey” Jones—Birger gangman Rado Millich mounts the gallows, reads aloud his final words, and is hanged.

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Jennifer Fuller
Former WSIU Associate Director of News and Public Affairs Jennifer Fuller joined Capitol News Illinois in July 2023 as the organization’s broadcast director.

Contact Jennifer Fuller at jfuller@capitolnewsillinois.com
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