In 1959 Leo Mantha became the last man executed by hanging in British Columbia. He was convicted of murdering his lover on a naval base outside Victoria but the trial focused as much on the couple's relationship as on the facts of the ...See moreIn 1959 Leo Mantha became the last man executed by hanging in British Columbia. He was convicted of murdering his lover on a naval base outside Victoria but the trial focused as much on the couple's relationship as on the facts of the crime. Written by
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