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Albert Pierrepoint (/ ˈ p ɪər p ɔɪ n t / PEER-point; 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.
Jul 2, 2018 · Hangman Albert Pierrepoint killed everyone from serial murderers to Nazi war criminals, and was paid well by the British government to do so. Everyone from the Blackout Ripper to the Acid Bath Killer to the Hyena of Auschwitz met their end thanks to this one man.
Feb 9, 2024 · Albert Pierrepoint’s extraordinary life and career birthed an international celebrity that has veered between adulation and discomfort for almost 80 years. It has often been repeated that no one...
Albert Pierrepoint (1905–1992) was the most prolific British hangman of the twentieth century, executing 434 men and women between 1932 and 1955.
May 16, 2007 · Following in the footsteps of his father and uncle before him, Albert Pierrepoint joins the 'family business' in 1934. He rises through the ranks to become the most feared and respected ...
Nov 6, 2015 · Albert Pierrepoint was not the last British hangman, but he was certainly the most famous. His legacy lives on as a symbol of the terrible responsibility of those charged to do the state’s...
Jan 18, 2018 · Albert Pierrepoint, 87 (30th March 1905 - 10th July 1992) was a long-serving hangman in England. He executed at least 400 people, including William Joyce ("L...
Apr 7, 2021 · Albert Pierrepoint, whose task included executing the 'Beast of Belsen' and the 'blonde who beat inmates to death,' wrote after the Holocaust that the death penalty solves nothing.
Mar 12, 2009 · On 3 January 1956, Albert Pierrepoint arrived at Strangeways prison in Manchester to carry out the execution of Thomas Bancroft, a convicted murderer, in what would have been the 436th death...
Apr 27, 2006 · Albert Pierrepoint was Britain’s most prolific executioner carrying out up to 600 executions between 1932 and 1956. Upon retirement he settled in Southport and in the...
