In this episode of 'Hooked on True Crime', we follow Henry Pierrepoint's journey as he becomes chief executioner with the infamous case of Amelia Sach and Annie Walters 'the Finchley baby farmers' and Richard Wigley. The conversation explores the complexities of justice, societal stigma, and the moral implications of capital punishment, while also engaging listeners with personal anecdotes and reflections on the evolution of crime and punishment. We also ask whether the conviction of Louisa Masset for the murder of her son Manfred in 1900 was a miscarriage of justice and if Manfred could have been another victim of the Finchley baby farmers?

Scottish word of the week : Tan, or tanned

Sources:

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)

web;

Killer's chilling 14-word message to victim's family after brutal pub attack - The Mirror

Shrewsbury Prison – Capital Punishment UK07 Mar 1903 - THE FINCHLEY BABY FARM. - Trove

Louise Josephine Jemima Masset (1864-1900) Manfred Louis Masset (1896-1899) - Reffell Family History

Louisa Masset – For the Murder of Her Son – Capital Punishment UK

Trial transcriptst

18991211-77 | The Proceedings of the Old Bailey

t19030112-174 | The Proceedings of the Old Bailey