The death penalty and broadcasting bans
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How Long Did It Take From Your Sore Person in the Death Cell?
As Britain's number one executioner, Albert Pierpoint hanged some of the country's most notorious killers. He prided himself from being discreet about his work, but became famous in Britain shortly after the Second World War. Among them were some of the staff of the Belsen concentration camp. At one point he executed a man who'd been a customer in his pub - and didn't realize it was him until he got to the prison. By the end of his career, Albert had executed more than 400 people, young men and old. In 1956,. Albert resigned over a disagreement with the office over his fees though the government apparently begged him to continue.
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