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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 · Albert Pierrepoint hanged over 400 people, including Nazis, serial killers, and war criminals, from 1932 to 1956. He inherited the family business from his father and uncle, and became famous and controversial for his work.
Albert Pierrepoint (1905–1992) was the most prolific British hangman of the twentieth century, executing 434 men and women between 1932 and 1955.
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...
Nov 6, 2015 · Gallows legacy. Albert Pierrepoint and the nature of the executioner. Global Panorama, CC BY-SA. Fifty years ago this Sunday, Britain passed a law which brought an end to the death penalty for...
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 · The Independent reveals how Pierrepoint, the master of the gallows, resigned over a payment dispute and sold his secrets to a tabloid. He was also accused of fabricating details of his executions, including that of the Monster of Rillington Place.
