The CRAZY Execution Of Maggie Dickson - Edinburgh's 'Half-Hangit Maggie'
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Edinburgh is known as a
Edinburgh is known as a city which is steeped in History, much of it is rather sinister or brutal. For example it was here where Burke and Hare murdered many victims to sell their bodies for profit to anatomists. However one of the most crazy stories that haunts Edinburgh's Royal Mile is the brutal and crazy execution of Maggie Dickson, which did not go well at all. It is a story that remains ingrained in the amazing lore and story of Edinburgh.
Maggie Dickson was a young girl when she was tried and sentenced to death for allegedly killing her newly born child, and leaving the child on the banks of the River Tweed in Scotland. The body was discovered, however she was taken from Kelso to Edinburgh to stand trial. The judge found her guilty, and Maggie was to be executed in Edinburgh's Grassmarket for her crimes. In front of a huge crowd, she was taken to the gallows and rumours state how she befriended her executioner who made her ordeal easier, which allowed her to succeed. After the executioner had performed his duty, Maggie's body was placed into a coffin and taken away for burial, however something crazy occurred.
As her family and friends stopped for a drink in a pub, Maggie Dickson awoke from the dead inside her coffin and then she was helped out. She had resurrected allegedly, and she was helped out of her coffin and even walked home. As she had been 'executed,' for her crime she could not be executed again by law, and allegedly even was seen in Edinburgh drinking on the same street that she was 'executed' on. She lived another 40 years, and became known as 'Half-Hangit Maggie.'
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Maggie Dickson was a young girl when she was tried and sentenced to death for allegedly killing her newly born child, and leaving the child on the banks of the River Tweed in Scotland. The body was discovered, however she was taken from Kelso to Edinburgh to stand trial. The judge found her guilty, and Maggie was to be executed in Edinburgh's Grassmarket for her crimes. In front of a huge crowd, she was taken to the gallows and rumours state how she befriended her executioner who made her ordeal easier, which allowed her to succeed. After the executioner had performed his duty, Maggie's body was placed into a coffin and taken away for burial, however something crazy occurred.
As her family and friends stopped for a drink in a pub, Maggie Dickson awoke from the dead inside her coffin and then she was helped out. She had resurrected allegedly, and she was helped out of her coffin and even walked home. As she had been 'executed,' for her crime she could not be executed again by law, and allegedly even was seen in Edinburgh drinking on the same street that she was 'executed' on. She lived another 40 years, and became known as 'Half-Hangit Maggie.'
So join us today as we look at, 'The CRAZY Execution Of Maggie Dickson - Edinburgh's Half-Hangit Maggie.'
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