List of executioners

List of executioners

This is a list of people who have acted as official executioners.

Algeria

Brazil

Denmark

Frisia

Ireland

Norway

Russia (USSR)

Abdallah Al-Bishi

Singapore

Sweden

United States

John C. Woods 1903-1950. Hangman for the Third Army in WWII. He was one of the hangman who executed Nazi war criminals.

Arkansas

South Carolina

Sources

See also

* Capital punishment
* Electric chair
* Gas chamber
* Guillotine
* Hanging
* Lethal injection

References

* [http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/brithangmen.html "British Hangmen 1800 to 1964"] by Richard Clark.
* [http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/hangmen.html "The English Hangmen from 1850 to 1964"] by Richard Clark.
* [http://list.genealogy.net/mailman/archiv/sachsen-anhalt-l/2003-12/msg00083.html "Geschichte der Henker I"] listed by Uwe Färber.
* [http://list.genealogy.net/mailman/archiv/franken-l/2003-12/msg00107.html "Geschichte der Henker II"] listed by Uwe Färber.
* [http://list.genealogy.net/mailman/archiv/franken-l/2003-12/msg00108.html "Geschichte der Henker III"] listed by Uwe Färber.
* [http://www.mail-archive.com/franken-l@genealogy.net/msg03568.html "Geschichte der Henker IV"] listed by Uwe Färber.
* [http://www.mail-archive.com/franken-l@genealogy.net/msg03579.html "Geschichte der Henker V"] listed by Uwe Färber.


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