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In this episode, we continue our deep dive into the life and executions of Henry Pierrepoint. Henry begins his era as chief executioner, but not without experiencing his first brush with a family member of the recently executed, and on the same day, a pub brawl. We look at the first use of fingerprints in the UK for a murder charge with the case of the Stratton brothers and their terrible crimes against a husband and wife. We delve into the case leading to the execution of Edgar Edwards, who killed a family (for their home and belongs) and buried their dismembered bodies in a house he rented for that purpose. He was only caught because he tried to repeat the act. Henry also travels to Ireland to hang Joseph Fee who killed a man to prevent having to payback a debt, before leaving the body under manure at his business address, or was he framed?
In his personal life, Henry relocates and starts a new business and his son Albert is born. We will discuss Albert's life as an executioner in a later episode.
Scottish phrase of the week: ye've got a face lit a melted welly'
Sources:
trial transcript
t19030209-262 | The Proceedings of the Old Bailey
t19050502-415 | The Proceedings of the Old Bailey
Web
Northern Ireland Executions 1900-1961 – Capital Punishment UK
26 Dec 1904 - THE CLONES MURDER. - Trove
Stratton Brothers: First Murder Case Solved by Fingerprints
The Stratton Brothers – The UK’s First Murder Case Solved by a Fingerprint – Capital Punishment UK
'Mask murder' brothers hanged for slaughter of pensioners during a botched robbery were the first convicted of murder using finger print evidence - The Mirror
nationalarchives.gov.uk/state-secrets/crime-and-punishment/crim-1985/
Books
Pierrepoint: A Family of Executioners,--(Steve Fielding)
The Executioner's Bible,--(Steve Fielding)
Executioner: Pierrepoint,--(Albert Pierrepoint)
The Hangman's tale,--(Syd Dernley and David Newman)
By Hooked on True CrimeIn this episode, we continue our deep dive into the life and executions of Henry Pierrepoint. Henry begins his era as chief executioner, but not without experiencing his first brush with a family member of the recently executed, and on the same day, a pub brawl. We look at the first use of fingerprints in the UK for a murder charge with the case of the Stratton brothers and their terrible crimes against a husband and wife. We delve into the case leading to the execution of Edgar Edwards, who killed a family (for their home and belongs) and buried their dismembered bodies in a house he rented for that purpose. He was only caught because he tried to repeat the act. Henry also travels to Ireland to hang Joseph Fee who killed a man to prevent having to payback a debt, before leaving the body under manure at his business address, or was he framed?
In his personal life, Henry relocates and starts a new business and his son Albert is born. We will discuss Albert's life as an executioner in a later episode.
Scottish phrase of the week: ye've got a face lit a melted welly'
Sources:
trial transcript
t19030209-262 | The Proceedings of the Old Bailey
t19050502-415 | The Proceedings of the Old Bailey
Web
Northern Ireland Executions 1900-1961 – Capital Punishment UK
26 Dec 1904 - THE CLONES MURDER. - Trove
Stratton Brothers: First Murder Case Solved by Fingerprints
The Stratton Brothers – The UK’s First Murder Case Solved by a Fingerprint – Capital Punishment UK
'Mask murder' brothers hanged for slaughter of pensioners during a botched robbery were the first convicted of murder using finger print evidence - The Mirror
nationalarchives.gov.uk/state-secrets/crime-and-punishment/crim-1985/
Books
Pierrepoint: A Family of Executioners,--(Steve Fielding)
The Executioner's Bible,--(Steve Fielding)
Executioner: Pierrepoint,--(Albert Pierrepoint)
The Hangman's tale,--(Syd Dernley and David Newman)