Ah, well, that's not as inspirational. Bundy could be said to have been executed for professing opposing views, after all.
I have a hobby horse about the "martyrs for science" myths we've built, specifically about the Vatican and helio-centricism. Galileo was a crank as well, punished for insulting the Pope (who had been his friend and supporter) by portraying him as a moron, not his model. And, Galileo also had no proof, he was just convinced he was smarter than everyone. Kepler had a better model, corresponded with Galileo, and Galileo dismissed Kepler as a fool because he dared assume Galileo could be wrong.
I'm a big fan of following the evidence, but the irony of citing a fantabulist because of a myth tripped my comment flag. Please, feel free to ignore and carry on.