Nazi Murder Mysteries

S01E05 Hermann Goering

In 1946, Hermann Goering, a leading figure in Nazi Germany, was sentenced to death by hanging at the Allied tribunal in Nuremberg. As preparations were underway for his execution the following day, Goering executed a final act of defiance by taking his own life, leaving the Allies in shock. This raised a troubling question: how did he manage to obtain a cyanide capsule while being held in a tightly secured maximum-security facility? Did he secretly carry it all along, evading the rigorous searches conducted by guards? Or did he receive assistance from those tasked with his supervision?