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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.
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 ...
7 de abr. de 2021 · Pierrepoint was Britain’s official hangman between 1941 and 1956. He executed 200 Nazi war criminals, half of the total number of people he hanged during his career. He wrote in his memoir that the death penalty did not deter a single person and only served as a means of revenge.
9 de feb. de 2024 · Albert Pierrepoint, the repentant hangman and reluctant media stalwart, a figure of bottomless dignity and regret, whose example might serve as both warning and corrective to the bloodthirsty...
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. It is an ...
2 de jul. de 2018 · That executioner was named Albert Pierrepoint and between 1932 and 1956, he hanged a record number of people in accordance with British law. While the exact number of people remains unknown, common estimates say it was 435 while the man himself once claimed 550.
13 de jul. de 1992 · Albert Pierrepoint, who hanged hundreds of people as Britain's chief executioner, died on Friday. He was 87 years old. The manager of the nursing home where he died in this city in northwest...
