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Feb 9, 2024 · On March 18, the first article appeared under the headline “Pierrepoint Speaks”, with a beaming Pierrepoint captured pouring pints and indulging in various pub games with his customers.
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.
Nov 28, 2008 · James Henry Corbitt was a regular at “Help the Poor Struggler”, the piquantly named Oldham pub Pierrepoint bought and managed after World War II. Known as “Tish” to Pierrepont’s “Tosh,” the two had sung a duet of “Danny Boy” on the night that Corbitt went out and murdered his girlfriend in a jealous rage.
Jun 2, 2024 · In the late 1950s, visitors to The Rose and Crown in Much Hoole were greeted by the smiling face of a welcoming landlord. Albert Pierrepoint offered a warm welcome and a friendly face to anyone calling into the pub for a pint or a bite to eat.
Apr 7, 2021 · The mission Pierrepoint was sent on in December 1945 was without precedent. “I was expected to execute 13 people in one day,” he writes in his memoir, and adds that it was a revolutionary number in the history of British criminology, which usually required meticulous preparation.
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In 1956, after 25 years in service, Pierrepoint abruptly retired from his role following a dispute over payment. The disagreement with a local sheriff regarding his fee for an execution became the final straw.
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Sep 14, 2023 · On one December day, Pierrepoint hanged 13 people before lunch. For years afterwards Pierrepoint was anonymously sent £5 in an envelope at Christmas, along with a note with one word on it -...
