Pep (c. 1923 – 1930) was a black Labrador Retriever [a] who was falsely accused of murdering a cat. [1] . On August 31, 1924, Pep was sent to the Eastern State Penitentiary where he received inmate number C-2559 and had his mugshot and paw prints taken.

Pep, a dog sent to prison to boost morale, is just one small part of a legacy of animals in prisons throughout history. This work continues with programs like New Leash on Life USA that aim to not only boost morale, but also provide valuable skills to people in prisons today.

2015年10月22日 · Pep the black Labrador was sentenced to a lifetime behind bars and would forever be branded a killer for the brutal murder of then-Governor Gifford Pinchot’s cat. On August 12, 1924 Pep was taken into custody at the Eastern State Penitentiary where he was given an identification number (C2559) and had his mugshot taken, just like all of the ...

2015年8月4日 · A 1925 article in The Boston Daily Globe featured a photo of a dog at a radio microphone for a special remote broadcast from a Pennsylvania prison. He looks like a friendly, dark-haired Labrador.

2013年5月16日 · He was known as the Pennsylvania cat-murderer, a vicious hound sentenced to life imprisonment at Eastern State Penitentiary for the grisly killing of the governor's moggie. In his prison mugshot...

2017年8月16日 · Among those who called Eastern State Penitentiary their home are famous bank robber William Francis Sutton, infamous mobster Al Capone and the star of our story, Pep the Dog. According to legend, a black labrador retriever named Pep was sentenced to life without parole on August 12, 1924.

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Pep was a black Labrador Retriever who was falsely accused of murdering a cat. He belonged to Pennsylvania governor Gifford Pinchot and was sent to live alongside the inmates of the Eastern State Penitentiary in August 1924. Pep was given inmate number C-2559 and had both his mugshot and pawprints taken.

2013年5月7日 · The truth is...Pep WAS a bad dog, but he wasn't a cat murderer. During Governor Pinchot's first term as governor, he received Pep the puppy from the nephew of his wife, Cornelia Bryce Pinchot. The nephew was a breeder of labradors and for awhile, Pep was a cherished member of the family.

2018年12月24日 · How news of a Labrador retriever, Pep the Dog, sentenced to life in 1920s Eastern State Penitentiary, showed there's always more to a story than a headline.