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Nov 7, 2015 · After being sentenced to death, there was an appeal which failed; the family also sent a telegram to the Queen asking her to intervene which went unanswered. Burnett was eventually executed on ...
Burnett did not appeal. Both his own family and that of the victim petitioned for his reprieve. Even Thomas’ mother, Jeanie, petitioned the Scottish Office for clemency.
Aug 14, 2013 · Henry "Harry" Burnett died at the hands of the hangman on 15 August 1963. Since that day 50 years ago, the words "judicial hanging" have never appeared again on a death certificate issued in...
Jul 1, 2023 · As Burnett slowly made his way to the gallows at Craiginches Prison in Aberdeen on August 15, 1963, he was about to become the last man hanged in Scotland. Such was the public outcry at his...
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Jul 22, 2023 · Unusually in a capital case, Burnett admitted to Thomas Guyan’s murder but pleaded insanity and the threeday trial that gripped Scotland centred around his mental state at the time. Today, in the second of a new eightpart crime series, The Herald looks back at the case and asks the question: why was Henry Burnett allowed to die?
Aug 15, 2023 · History was made in Aberdeen on August 15 1963 when Henry John Burnett was the last man hanged. The controversial decision sparked the end of the death penalty in Scotland.
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Aug 15, 2013 · Interestingly, Burnett, who had a history of mental illness and had attempted suicide in the past, did not appeal his death sentence, although the family of the victim sought a reprieve...
