Ling Chi and The Nine Familial Exterminations: Don't Look At The Photos

What if being convicted of a crime meant not only your death, but the deaths of your entire family?

In this episode of Torture: A Dark History, Kevin Young and Dan Hourigan explore Lingchi, better known as death by a thousand cuts, and the horrifying punishment known as the Nine Familial Exterminations.

We travel through the history of China, Japan, and Vietnam, looking at how Lingchi was carried out, the people who suffered it, and why the exact details of the execution could depend on the crime, the ruler, the executioner, and even how much money the victim's family had.

Then things get even worse. With familial extermination, punishment could extend far beyond the person who committed the crime, reaching parents, children, siblings, grandparents, cousins, and others connected to them. We also get into the infamous story of Fang Xiaoru and his legendary response when threatened with the execution of his family.

Death by a thousand cuts, collective punishment, and one very pissed-off scholar. This is the dark history of Lingchi and the Nine Familial Exterminations with the twisted humor you've come to expect.

If you love dark history, torture history, true crime, historical executions, and the weird and horrifying things humans have actually done, you're in the right place.

Thank you to Private Dicks Podcast for starting off the episode.

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