Albert Pierrepoint
Albert Pierrepoint 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... Wikipedia
Born: March 30, 1905, Clayton, United Kingdom
Died: July 10, 1992 (age 87 years), Southport, United Kingdom
Books: Executioner, Pierrepoint
Spouse: Annie Pierrepoint (m. 1943–1992)
Parents: Henry Pierrepoint and Mary Pierrepoint
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Albert Pierrepoint 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 ...
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A truthful, direct, plain-spoken autobiography. Albert had been born into the business - both his father and his uncle had the job, if you can call it that.
Feb 8, 2024 · Albert Pierrepoint's extraordinary life and career birthed an international celebrity that has veered between adulation and discomfort for ...
Pierrepoint was first portrayed by Clive Revill in "Let Him Have It" (1991), and later by Timothy Spall in the 2005 TV biopic, "The Last Hangman".
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Posted: May 16, 2007
Posted: May 16, 2007
Albert Pierrepoint (1905–1992) was the most prolific British hangman of the twentieth century, executing 434 men and women between 1932 and 1955.
Nov 9, 2015 · In the post-abolition era, Pierrepoint was an authentic link with the practice of hanging; a bridge to memories of capital punishment. And there ...
Sep 17, 2010 · Albert executed more than 200 people under the rules of the war crimes commission after the second world war. Albert was not merely an ...
Jul 2, 2018 · The executioner Albert Pierrepoint died himself on July 10, 1992 at age 87 in Southport, the seaside town near Liverpool where he'd retired with ...
Sep 15, 2023 · A SMILING pub landlord led a secret double life and was responsible for the deaths of nearly 600 people.Anyone supping a pint in a boozer ...