The rat that was executed for murder!
Tsar Peter III of Russia is remembered as the man who executed a rat for murder – well, chewing the head off one of his toy soldiers

Tsar Peter III of Russia is remembered as the man who executed a rat for murder – well, chewing the head off one of his toy soldiers
Abraham Lincoln killer Lewis Powell is more famous today because of the celebrity he attained on account of his rugged good looks – but he was still hanged