1884 - far off the coast of the Cape of Good Hope discussion began between a group of men as to which one of them should be sacrificed so that the other three may have a chance of survival. They had already spent over two weeks out at sea on a deteriorating lifeboat; their paltry rations long gone and they were drifting out in the ocean half way between Africa and South America. Welcome to the historic case of Dudley & Stephens. Whoot! I’ve done a little bit of editing on this episode - although you’d probably never guess it. Thanks guys. List of references: https://cyber.harvard.edu/eon/ei/elabs/majesty/stephens.html https://la.utexas.edu/users/jmciver/357L/QueenvDS.PDF https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3522&context=uclrev https://www.casebriefs.com/blog/law/criminal-law/criminal-law-keyed-to-kadish/the-justification-of-punishment/regina-v-dudley-and-stephens/ https://www.lawteacher.net/cases/r-v-dudley-and-stephens.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Dudley_and_Stephens https://canestrinilex.com/en/readings/lifeboat-case-is-murder-allowed-by-necessity-queen-vs-dudley-and-stephens/ https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=crosskey_lectures.

Nightmare Somewhere - True Crime Podcast

Gabriella Amherst

The Historic Case of Dudley & Stephens (Shipwreck Cannibalism)

MAY 22, 202018 MIN
Nightmare Somewhere - True Crime Podcast

The Historic Case of Dudley & Stephens (Shipwreck Cannibalism)

MAY 22, 202018 MIN

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1884 - far off the coast of the Cape of Good Hope discussion began between a group of men as to which one of them should be sacrificed so that the other three may have a chance of survival. They had already spent over two weeks out at sea on a deteriorating lifeboat; their paltry rations long gone and they were drifting out in the ocean half way between Africa and South America. Welcome to the historic case of Dudley & Stephens. Whoot! I’ve done a little bit of editing on this episode - although you’d probably never guess it. Thanks guys. List of references: https://cyber.harvard.edu/eon/ei/elabs/majesty/stephens.html https://la.utexas.edu/users/jmciver/357L/QueenvDS.PDF https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3522&context=uclrev https://www.casebriefs.com/blog/law/criminal-law/criminal-law-keyed-to-kadish/the-justification-of-punishment/regina-v-dudley-and-stephens/ https://www.lawteacher.net/cases/r-v-dudley-and-stephens.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Dudley_and_Stephens https://canestrinilex.com/en/readings/lifeboat-case-is-murder-allowed-by-necessity-queen-vs-dudley-and-stephens/ https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=crosskey_lectures.