Dress His Wounds Before He Dies - The Execution of Herman St. Clair

Van Wyck, Idaho. What used to be a humble little berg, now lies at the bottom of Lake Cascade. It was also once the scene of a horrific murder, which led to the death by hanging of the perpetrator, a man named Herman St. Clair. Before he climbed the gallows, he attempted to escape the Idaho City jail and was shot in the jaw and stabbed 17 times. Learn more about the crime he was accused of, and how he met his end on this episode of IdaHistory.