Fielding, Steven
Pierrepoint - A Family of Executioners
- ISBN 13:
- 9781844546114
- author:
- Fielding, Steven
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2008
- Pages:
- 319
- Genre:
- Biography / True Crime
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 2 working days
Description
The Pierrepoint A Family of Executioners Between 1950 and 2000, the Pierrepoint family executed over 800 people, with the three men - Henry, Thomas, and Albert - being responsible for the majority of these executions. This book tells the story of the Pierrepoint family's involvement in the execution of notorious criminals, and the impact this had on their personal lives. The Pierrepoint family's work took them to various countries, including Egypt and post-war Germany, where they hanged Nazi war criminals. Their reputation as the world's most deadly practitioners of the art of hanging was well-deserved, and their work was both prestigious and horrific to many. This book draws on official records and diaries kept by the Pierrepoint family to reveal the shocking inside tales of their macabre occupation. It also sheds new light on the intense rivalry between fellow executioners, providing a unique insight into the menacing world of the past.
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