John Billington didn't just sign the Mayflower Compact -- he was also the colony's first criminal, and had the dubious honor of being the first European to be convicted of murder in this new place. But how did it happen? Tune in to find out.
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Join Josh and Chuck as they dive into the dark side of the Mayflower story, exploring America's first recorded murder case involving John Billington, one of the original Plymouth colonists. This episode peels back the sanitized version of early colonial history to reveal the real tensions, scandals, and crimes that plagued the supposedly pious Puritan settlement. You'll discover how the Billington family became the colony's most notorious troublemakers and learn about the surprising amount of criminal activity that the colonists tried to keep quiet from their investors back in England.
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