C. John Egan recounts an unjust verdict in South Dakota
August 20, 1993 - All Things Considered’s Paula Schroeder interviews C. John Egan, author of Drop Him Till He Dies: The Twisted Tragedy of Immigrant Homesteader Thomas Egan. Thomas Egan was hanged in South Dakota for the murder of his wife. Over a hundred years later, his great-grandson wrote this book to make a record of Thomas Egan's innocence.