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Our Curious Past features fascinating, mysterious and moving tales from history.
26: The Man Who Legally Killed 55 Men & Women Single Handedly
Our Curious Past
31 minutes 55 seconds
1 year ago
26: The Man Who Legally Killed 55 Men & Women Single Handedly
Chavoret Jaruboon was paid by the Thai prison service, to single-handedly kill 55 people. That’s 54 men, and one woman. He did this during his 19 year career at the notorious Bang Kwang Prison, aka the Bangkok Hilton.
In Thailand, he was best known as ‘The Last Executioner’ before they switched over to lethal injection. But up to that point, Chavoret’s job was to carry out each killing with a submachine gun. What were the procedures for killing human beings on such a large scale? What sort of man was Chavoret, and how did he deal with such a challenging role.
How did he manage to square his spirituality with killing so many people…after all, he lived in a Buddhist country, that believes heavily in karma.
I’m Peter Laws, and tonight on Our Curious Past, we explore a controversial career that is rarely discussed…as we meet Chavoret Jaruboon: The Man Who Legally Killed 55 People, Single-Handedly. Please note that this episode is also available as an audio podcast - search OUR CURIOUS PAST in your apps.
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NOTE: If you find this story interesting I do encourage you to buy a copy of Chavoret’s well written and gripping book, The Last Executioner. I used the English translation of the book as the prime source of this video. You can buy it here.
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Our Curious Past
Our Curious Past features fascinating, mysterious and moving tales from history.