MURDERER: RUSSELL SCOTT THREE DATES WITH THE HANGMAN Russell became a millionaire by 25 then lost it all and turned to a life of crime. Convicted of murder in 1924 he was sentenced to hang. His lawyer's appeals kept him from the gallows not once, not twice, but three times!

PODCAST EXCERPT Russell Scott was born in Ontario. At a young age Russell travelled the country with his parents and watched them sell the tonic. Russell noticed many people around him were making much more money than he was. While working in New York he spotted an ad for a bond salesman. Russell was very persuasive at selling. But that level of success in his mid-twenties came at a price. The pressure was high and the pace frighteningly fast. Soon he wasn't sleeping at night. With success came a wandering eye. His philandering made public in the courts hurt his business and his investors were losing money. A man once worth millions didn't even own a few pennies. Broke and destitute he turned to his younger brother Robert. At twenty-three Robert had found his passion. He had turned to crime.