(WARNING INTENSE SUBJECT) Thomas Graunger or Granger Born 1625 or 26 – Executed September 8, 1642 was one of the 1st people hanged in the Plymouth Colony and the 1st known juvenile to be sentenced to death and executed in the territory of today’s United States. Look this story is about to get real fucked up it’s insane.He was a servant to Love Brewster, of Duxbury, in the Plymouth Colony of British North America. Graunger, at the age of 16 or 17, was convicted of “buggery “What is buggery “Oh Boy” is generally anal or oral sex between people or sexual activity between a person and a non-human animal (bestiality),so our friend Thomas had sex with a mare, a cow, 2 goats, divers sheepe , 2 calves, and a turkey”, according to court records of 7 September 1642.
Graunger confessed to his crimes in court privately to local magistrates, and upon indictment, publicly to ministers and the jury, then sentenced to “death by hanging until he was dead”. He was hanged by John Holmes, Messenger of the Court, on September 8, 1642. 
Before Graunger’s execution, following the laws set down in Leviticus 20:15 (“And if a man shall lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast”), the animals involved were slaughtered before his eyes and thrown into a large pit dug for their disposal. 
An account of Granger’s acts is recorded in Gov. William Bradford’s diary Of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647. Thomas’s crime is the colonies’ 1st recorded act of bestiality. Wow what a fucking crazy tale of the Death Penalty. We will have more crazy stories about juveniles and executions. Stay tuned in on the 3rd Floor Podcast check out all the past shows of season 1.the 3rd Floor Podcast is available everywhere @ANCHOR @SPOTIFY iTune listeners please leave a 5 star review and a comment thank you, until next time we’ll be “HANGIN OUT IN SPACE AND TIME”