John Avery Jr.
Massachusetts official and Joshua Spooner's stepbrother who signed the execution warrant
John Avery Jr. (Massachusetts official and Joshua Spooner's stepbrother who signed the execution warrant) is discussed on podcasts in TMT.
Discussed in
539 - It Keeps Getting RuinedMy Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark · Jul 2, 2026 · 1 h 4 min
Karen Kilgariff recounts the 1778 murder of Joshua Spooner and execution of his pregnant wife Bathsheba, and Georgia Hardstark tells the story of the 1876 Kentucky meat shower.