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Pierrepoint hanged him in July 1953 in Pentonville Prison, but the case showed Evans's conviction and hanging had been a miscarriage of justice. The matter led to further questions on the use of the death penalty in Britain.
Despite never changing his view that he was merely a cypher for the Capital Punishment Amendment Act 1868, Pierrepoint carried out three of the most notorious hangings of the post-war era.
- Bridge to The Past
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- Fraught Future
Pierrepoint came to embody our strange relationship with the institution. As the son and nephew of hangmen, he seemed to continue some kind of artisan family tradition. His oddly sympathetic public profile was established during the 1940s when he carried out multiple hangings of Nazi war criminals. By the time Pierrepoint had resigned from the exec...
The first was Pierrepoint as an efficient and professional hangman. This was a portrayal that he contributed to in his memoir and media interviews. It stressed the meticulous care he took and emphasised his speed and efficiency. It was in keeping with 20th century understandings of execution. The bodily suffering of the condemned should be minimise...
The final aspect of Pierrepoint’s cultural persona is that of the haunted hangman, traumatised by guilt and regret. It is a noteworthy portrayal because it does not draw on his self-image. In fact, it contradicts his accounts of being untroubled about those he had hanged, even if they were subsequently pardoned. Some press reports about Pierrepoint...
Maybe Pierrepoint had an easy ride. Now that it is more than half a century since anyone was hanged in Britain, we can use him to understand better how this conflicting cultural persona of the executioner has contemporary relevance in the US, where the death penalty is increasingly beset by scandal. Pierrepoint was able to construct an air of profe...
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Feb 9, 2024 · Pierrepoint was adamant he could, given the proper preparation, hang a man in eight seconds flat. There was pride in it, just as there had been for his uncle and father.
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 7, 2021 · Pierrepoint was Britain’s official hangman between 1941 and 1956. He executed 200 Nazi war criminals, half of the total number of people he hanged during his career. He wrote in his memoir that the death penalty did not deter a single person and only served as a means of revenge.
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Sep 6, 2024 · One of Pierrepoint’s most famous and controversial executions was that of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, in 1955. Ellis had been convicted of killing her lover in a crime of passion, and her execution sparked widespread public debate about the death penalty. Many argued that Ellis’ emotional state and the circumstances ...
