Williamina “Minnie” McCulloch was born on the 2nd of September, 1844, at West Greenock, Renfrewshire in Scotland to Elizabeth and John McCulloch, the fourth in a family of eight girls. Elizabeth died of cancer when Minnie was only 11 years of age, however, her father managed to ensure she received a good education. She married young to a man named McCulloch … Read more
Nasra Yusuf Mohamed al-Enezi (also given as Nusra Anzi) became the first Kuwaiti woman ever to be hanged, when she went to the gallows within Central Prison on Wednesday the 25th of January 2017. The al-Enzi’s were a well to do couple. Nasra and her husband, 36 year old Zayed Zafiri, had two children, Shaqha, 5, and Muhammad, 3. Under Kuwaiti law a man is allowed … Read more
Background John Martin Scripps became the first Westerner to be hanged in Singapore for murder and only the second for any offence. (Dutch-born Johannes van Damme was executed for drug trafficking in 1994). He is the last British murderer to be hanged since Britain stopped executions in 1964. Dubbed the “tourist from hell” by the … Read more
Singapore is hardly noted for being a lawless country, in fact quite the opposite, so it is not hard to imagine the public’s shock, followed by fascination with the gruesome murders of two small children in 1981 that would send three people to the gallows seven years later. Backround of the Case The trio comprised Adrian … Read more
Traugott Vitz and I have written a book “Hangmen at War” detailing the work of hangmen during and in the aftermath of World War II, operating in the UK, the USA, Canada, France, Italy and elsewhere dealing with war criminals, delinquent soldiers, prisoners of war, saboteurs, spies and traitors. All known cases are listed. Hameln. The “Pied … Read more
