Cyriaque Lamar wonders about "Pep, The Cat-Murdering Dog," admitted to Pennsylvania's Eastern State Penitentiary in 1924:
Prison folklore tells us that Pennsylvania Governor Gifford Pinchot used his executive powers to sentence Pep to Life Without Parole for killing his wife's cherished cat. Prison records support this story: Pep's inmate number (C-2559) is skipped in prison intake logs and inmate records.
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