Episode 163: In New Brunswick, in the fall of 1922 a convicted double murderer named Bennie Swim was hanged for the murder of the woman he loved, his first cousin Olive and her husband, Harvey Trenholm. Bennie didn’t die the first time, so the authorities hanged him again.
Co-host: Carol Browne
Promo: Murderish
Sources:
The Ballad of Benny Swim (original) – Mike Q – YouTube
Bennie Swim | Cases | Crime and Punishment | Projects | Faculty of Arts | UNB
ExecutedToday.com » 1922: Benny Swim, “dead as a door-nail” (or not)
The Carleton County Man Who Was Hung Twice ”Benny Swim”
Benny “Bennie” Swim (1899-1922) – Find A Grave Memorial
The Life of a Screw – Douglas E. Arch
Drop Dead: A Horrible History of Hanging in Canada: Poplak, Lorna
HistoricPlaces.ca – HistoricPlaces.ca
Harvey Dixon Trenholm (1883-1922) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree
Olive M (Swim) Trenholm (1905-1922) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree
Benny Swim (1899-1922) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree
This Week in New Brunswick History
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