Albert Pierrepoint (30 de marzo de 1905 - 10 de julio de 1992) fue un verdugo británico que ejecutó a entre 435 y 600 personas en una carrera de 25 años que terminó en 1956. Su padre Henry y su tío Thomas fueron verdugos oficiales antes que él. Pierrepoint nació en Clayton, en el West Riding de Yorkshire.
Albert Pierrepoint (/ ˈ p ɪər p ɔɪ n t /; 30 March 1905 – 10 July 1992) was an English hangman who executed between 435 and 600 people in a 25-year career that ended in 1956. His father Henry and uncle Thomas were official hangmen before him. Pierrepoint was born in Clayton in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
7 de abr. de 2021 · In December 1945, Albert Pierrepoint was given an unusual mission: to execute 13 Nazi war criminals in one day. Along with the commander of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, he also executed the “young 21-year-old blonde who used to carry a riding crop to beat inmates to death,” as well as the doctor who decided who would go to ...
12 de nov. de 2019 · Fue el 26 de septiembre de 1932 cuando Albert Pierrepoint, en ese entonces de 27 años, fue nombrado verdugo asistente en la prisión de Strangeways, en Manchester, Inglaterra. Su primera ejecución, sin embargo, tuvo lugar en Dublín, Irlanda. Diez años después Albert ya era el Verdugo Oficial de la Gran Bretaña.
6 de nov. de 2015 · In this film, the character of Pierrepoint, played by Timothy Spall, is haunted by executing an acquaintance and, eventually, traumatised by the many hangings he has carried out.
27 de abr. de 2023 · Pierrepoint, ejecutor de nazis. El abuelo y el padre de Pierrepoint fueron verdugos. De ahí le vino a Albert el interés por este trabajo al servicio del Gobierno.
Albert Pierrepoint (1905–1992) was the most prolific British hangman of the twentieth century, executing 434 men and women between 1932 and 1955. This table records the locations of each of the executions he participated in, the numbers in brackets being the number of executions he was assistant executioner at (often assisting his ...