The history of execution at Manchester began with the hanging of a young Salford man, he was the first of 100 murderers to pay the ultimate penalty here. Steve Fielding has fully researched all these cases, and they are collected together here in one volume.
The history of execution at Manchester began with the hanging of a young Salford man, he was the first of 100 murderers to pay the ultimate penalty he...
For55 years, generations of the Pierrepoint family served as fearsome hangmen in England. The dynasty began in 1901 with Henry Pierrepoint, whowas followed into the gruesome profession by his brother Thomas, and in time, his eldest son Albert. Between them, they carried out an amazing 900 executions. This book recounts the lives and tales of the Pierrepoint family, their reasons for taking up the profession, and the inside details of the execution cases and the deeds themselves. Insight is shed on the feuds and intense rivalry between fellow hangmen, as well as the notorious cases that kept...
For55 years, generations of the Pierrepoint family served as fearsome hangmen in England. The dynasty began in 1901 with Henry Pierrepoint, whowas fol...
