# Joe Arridy
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joe arridy (; April 29, 1915 – January 6, 1939) was a young American man known for having been falsely accused, wrongfully convicted, and wrongfully executed for the 1936 rape and murder of Dorothy Drain, a 15-year-old girl in Pueblo, Colorado. He was manipulated by the police to make a false confession due to his mental incapacities. Arridy was severely mentally disabled and was 23 years old when he was executed on January 6, 1939.
Joe Arridy - The Happiest Man On Death Row
Joseph Arridy was an American man who was falsely convicted and wrongfully executed for the 1936 murder of Dorothy Drain, a 15-year-old girl in Pueblo, Colorado. He was manipulated by the police to make a false confession due to his mental incapacities. Arridy was moderately mentally disabled and w…
Episode 6- “…and Justice for all, yall!”
Conversations regarding the horror crimes committed against Emmett Till, Joe Arridy, Kendrick Johnson, and Tamla Horsford.
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Where is the Justice America - The Case of Joe Arridy
In this episode Faith is telling a story that is upsetting, shameful and will stay with you long after you hear of it. Joe Arridy had multiple factors against him - he was an immigrant, mental disabled, misunderstood and had no one to stand up for him. He lived a life dictated by the state in one w…
S03E13 Life is like a box of chocolates : Joe Arridy and Frank Aguilar
This week's case we bring to you from back in the early 1900s in Pueblo, Colorado. Over the course of two-weeks a total of four women are brutally assaulted. Two of the women lost their lives due to the unprovoked, vicious beatings the endured with a hatchet. Listen to today's episode to hear about…
31: The HAPPIEST Man On Death Row | The Story of Joe Arridy
On January 6th 1939 Joe Arridy was executed. He was noted as the happiest man on death row. He died smiling, and spent his 21 months on death row playing with his toy train. Joe was 23 going on six. He had an IQ of 46 and was manipulated into giving a false confession by the police. It would take 7…
Joe Arridy: The Happiest Man on Death Row
Today, we’re diving into a story that’s as heartbreaking as it is unforgettable: the tragic case of Joe Arridy, a young man with severe intellectual disabilities who was wrongfully convicted, executed in 1939, and finally pardoned in 2011 - 72 years after his death. Known as “the happiest man on de…
The Execution of Joe Arridy
I think this is one of the saddest and cruellest episodes we have ever done...
In 1939, 23-year-old Joe Arridy was executed in Colorado for a crime many believe he didn’t commit. With the mental capacity of a child, Joe was an easy target for investigators eager to close a brutal case. But how much…
187: Joe Arridy
This week Denae tells one of the most upsetting cases we've heard about a man who was wrongfully convicted AND STILL put to death!
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Joe Arridy’s False Conviction - Law Week Colorado by Jess Brovsky-Eaker
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The Happiest Littlest Hobo on Death Row: The Tragic Story of Joe Arridy
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Joe Arridy was 23 years old when Colorado executed him for a murder he almost certainly did not commit. Arridy had an intellectual disability and was highly suggestible. Police obtained a confession implicating him in the rape and murder of 15-year-old Dorothy Drain, but evidence l…
Executed: Joe Arridy
In 1936, police in Pueblo, Colorado, were desperate to close the brutal murder of 15-year-old Dorothy Drain. When Joe Arridy was picked up wandering a rail yard, an ambitious sheriff found the answer he was looking for. Joe—a gentle young man with a severe intellectual disability and the mental age…
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