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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 uncle, Thomas Pierrepoint), the other numbers are those in which he officiated as chief executioner.
He undertook several contentious executions, including Timothy Evans, Derek Bentley and Ruth Ellis and executions for high treason — William Joyce (also known as Lord Haw-Haw) and John Amery —and treachery, with the hanging of Theodore Schurch .
Albert Pierrepoint served as the assistant executioner for his uncle, Thomas Pierrepoint, in seven executions of American soldiers. The Pierrepoints were a Yorkshire family who provided three of Britain’s Chief Executioners (sometimes called “scaffolders”) in the first half of the 20th century.
Feb 9, 2024 · From his school days in early-20th-century Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Pierrepoint — the most prolific hangman in modern British history, whose effects were being sold off before my eyes —...
Jul 13, 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...
Albert Pierrepoint was by far the most prolific hangman of the 20th century, having executed an estimated 433 men and 17 women in his 24 years of service in this country and abroad. His tally of executions was greatly increased as a result of World War II, working in the UK, Germany and other European countries, including Cyprus and Austria.
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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 uncle, Thomas Pierrepoint), the other numbers are those in which he officiated as chief executioner.
