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Hassan Afshar, 19, was hanged in Arak Prison in Iran's Markazi Province on July 18, 2016, after he was convicted of "forced male-to-male anal intercourse" in early 2015. View. Mass protests in sizes never before seen in Melbourne had no effect on Sir Henry. "As Thompson had killed a child, he couldn't expect any mercy from the government," Professor Petrow said. The controversial fate of the last man hanged in Tasmania. Asia 1. Dr Amy Maguire, lecturer in law at Australia's Newcastle University and capital punishment opponent, says the executions of Bali Nine drug smugglers Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan may have changed Australian attitudes. To see a man brought out and put to death while we watched was just the most unearthly feeling, and horrible feeling that I've ever had. . And if a federal government had the guts - or a state government had the independence and backbone - to hold a referendum on the return of capital punishment for some crimes, it would pass by a majority of about 75% to 25%.". Probably the last woman executed was Lena Greta Nystedt, sentenced to death for murder and beheaded by axe at Helsinki on the 20th of April 1819. William Smith - 25 April 1822 - Publicly hanged at the Cascade end of Macquarie Street, Hobart, for sheep stealing. Arthur Lucas, left, and Ronald Turpin were the last two people to be put to death after being found guilty of separate murders. Hanged at Hobart for armed robbery of Edwin Beckett at Prosser's Plains (present-day, John Stevens 24 July 1849 Hanged at Launceston for the murder of Margaret Buttery at Longford, James McKechnie - 31 December 1849 - Hanged at Hobart for the murder of Francis Sockett in Davey St, Hobart, John King - 21 March 1850 - Hanged at Hobart for attempted murder of Alexander Smith at Port Arthur, James Howarth - 21 March 1850 - Hanged at Hobart for the attempted murder of Joshua Jennings at New Town, James Mullay - 26 July 1850 - Hanged at Launceston for the murder of fellow-constable John McNamara at Perth, Joseph Squires - 26 July 1850 - Hanged at Launceston for the rape of four-year-old Horatio James, Christopher Hollis - 24 September 1850 - Hanged at Hobart for the murder of Thomas Couchman at Bridgewater, John Woods - 6 November 1850 - Hanged at Hobart for the murder of Constable Bernard Mulholland at, Joseph Brewer - 11 February 1851 - Hanged at Hobart for the murder of Ann Hefford at Campbell Town, Thomas Burrows - 13 February 1851 - Hanged at Launceston for the armed robbery of Thomas Parsons at Nile, William Parker - 13 February 1851 - Hanged at Launceston for the armed robbery of Thomas Parsons at Nile, Henry Hart - 13 February 1851 - Hanged at Launceston for the attempted murder of Harriet Grubb at Cressy, Thomas Dalton - 21 March 1851 - Bushranger. Tour guide Michelle Austen said she always shared Thompson's story. The last man in the British colonies was convicted murderer John McKay, in 1837. Title: The Trial of Margaret Coghlin: The Last Woman Hanged in Tasmania: Author: Brian Rieusset: Publisher: B. Rieusset, 1997: ISBN: 0646318381, 9780646318387: Length: 18 pages : In 1973 he tortured and murdered Elizabeth Bousquet. (Convict -, Edward Ladywig - 14 May 1830 - Hanged at Hobart for robbery (Convict -, Joseph Ellis - 14 May 1830 - Hanged at Hobart for sheep stealing (Convict -, Andrew McCue - 14 May 1830 - Hanged at Hobart for burglary of clothing and money from the house of John Robins, George Thomson 17 May 1830 - Hanged at Hobart for housebreaking, theft of silver plate and two pistols (Convict -, Edward Sweeney 30 June 1830 Hanged at Launceston for the murder of his wife Mary Sweeney, William Thomas 30 June 1830 Hanged at Launceston for the murder of John 'Smutty Jack' Warne, William Messenger - 10 July 1830 - Hanged at Launceston for the rape of a five-year-old child, John Brady - 10 July 1830 - Hanged at Launceston for the rape of a five-year-old child, Richard Udall - 10 July 1830 - Hanged at Launceston for the rape of a five-year-old child, Charles Routley - 17 September 1830 - Hanged at Hobart for the murder of John "Pretty Jack" Buckley at Carlton River, Henry Strong - 9 January 1831 - Bushranger. Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for Shooting with Intent at Richard Propsting on the road between Ross and Tunbridge, Daniel ("Wingy") Stewart 16 February 1859 Bushranger. The last man hanged in Tasmania was executed two hours earlier than normal. dr david hidalgo age. Hanged at Hobart for armed robbery at Stanfield's, Ralph's Bay, Humphrey Oulton - 15 November 1827 - Hanged at Launceston for the theft of a sheep, Abraham Abrahams - 15 November 1827 - Hanged at Launceston for the theft of a mare from the Gourlay property on the Clyde, William Shepherd - 15 November 1827 - Hanged at Launceston for burglary from the home of Ralph Compton on the Norfolk Plains (Longford), George Lacey - 17 December 1827 - Hanged at Hobart for murder of Constable George Rex at Macquarie Harbour, John Ward ("Flash Jack") - 17 December 1827 - Hanged at Hobart for his role in the Rex murder, Samuel Measures - 17 December 1827 - Hanged at Hobart for his role in the Rex murder, William Jenkins - 17 December 1827 - Hanged at Hobart for his role in the Rex murder, James Conhope - 17 December 1827 - Hanged at Hobart for the rape of a six-year-old (convict per, James Reid - 17 December 1827 - Hanged at Hobart for his role in the Rex murder, Thomas Williams - 17 December 1827 - Hanged at Hobart for his role in the Rex murder, James Kirk - 17 December 1827 - Hanged at Hobart for his role in the Rex murder, John McMillan - 17 December 1827- Hanged at Hobart for his role in the Rex murder, John Maguire - 17 December 1827 - Hanged at Hobart for his role in the Rex murder, George Driver - 30 January 1828 - Hanged at Hobart for the murder of John Onely at Macquarie Harbour, Samuel Higgins - 30 January 1828 - Hanged at Hobart for the murder of John Onely at Macquarie Harbour, William Fowler - 1 March 1828 - Hanged at Hobart for the murder of a little girl named Emma Groom, Henry Williamson - 1 March 1828 - Hanged at Hobart for the murder of Malcolm Logan at Green Ponds (Kempton), Thomas Pearson - 26 May 1828 - Hanged at Hobart for bushranging and burglary at Cross Marsh (Melton Mowbray), Phelim Bonner (real name Crampsey) - 26 May 1828 - Hanged at Hobart for assault and robbery on James Collins, Edward Hangan - 26 May 1828 - Hanged at Hobart for robbery of a gun from James McLanachan, John Grimes - 26 May 1828 - Hanged at Hobart for shooting with intent at George Marshall near Sorell, Thomas Collins - 26 May 1828 - Hanged at Hobart for burglary at the home of George Cartwright, Edward Burke - 26 May 1828 - Hanged at Hobart for robbery, Abraham Aaron - 1 August 1828 - Hanged at Hobart for robbery at Maria Island, Philip Large - 15 February 1829 - Hanged at Launceston for the rape of eleven year-old Margaret Stewart, John Morrison - 15 February 1829 - Hanged at Launceston for arson, John Gibson - 15 February 1829 - Hanged at Launceston for robbery, Charles Williams - 15 February 1829 - Hanged at Launceston for armed robbery, William Ashton - 15 February 1829 - Hanged at Launceston for robbery, Joseph Moulds - 15 February 1829 - Hanged at Launceston for robbery, William Baker - 15 February 1829 - Hanged at Launceston for robbery, John Baker - 17 Feb 1829 - Hanged at Launceston for sheep stealing, Bernard Shields - 17 Feb 1829 - Hanged at Launceston for sheep stealing (convict per, Daniel Mackie - 17 Feb 1829 - Hanged at Launceston for sheep stealing, Daniel Leary - 17 Feb 1829 - Hanged at Launceston for bullock stealing, Thomas Rogers - 17 Feb 1829 - Hanged at Launceston for burglary, George Palmer - 17 Feb 1829 - Hanged at Launceston for armed robbery, Daniel Brown - 2 March 1829 - Hanged at Hobart for murder of a fellow-convict named Stopford at Macquarie Harbour, John Salmon - 2 March 1829 - Hanged at Hobart for murder of a fellow-convict named Stopford at Macquarie Harbour, John Leach - 7 March 1829 - Hanged at Hobart for the murder of his common-law wife, Robert Bourke - 12 July 1829 - Hanged at Hobart for escaping and stealing a boat at Macquarie Harbour, William Madden - 12 July 1829 - Hanged at Hobart for armed robbery, William Herring - 12 July 1829 - Hanged at Hobart for escaping and stealing a boat at Macquarie Harbour, John Mayo 11 January 1830 Hanged at Hobart Gaol for the murder of James Bailey at Macquarie Harbour, William Wilkes - 23 January 1830 - Hanged at Hobart for the murder of Dennis Alcoloret on Bruny Island in Oct 1827, Hugh Campbell 3 February 1830 Soldier of the 63rd Regiment, hanged at Hobart for the murder of Jonathan Brett, Michael Best - 11 February 1830 - Hanged at Hobart for the murder of Richard Garner at Hamilton, John Oxley 24 February 1830 Hanged at Hobart for the murder of Susan Corfield, Samuel Killen 26 February 1830 Hanged at Hobart for sheep stealing, John Jones 26 February 1830 Hanged at Hobart for sheep stealing, Joseph Fogg 26 February 1830 Hanged at Hobart for an unnatural crime, Thomas Goodwin 26 February 1830 Hanged at Hobart for cutting the throat of Ann Hamilton with intent to kill. Billy Bailey was the last man to be hanged in America more than 25 years ago (Image: Getty) This day in 1996 - Billy Bailey becomes the last person to be hanged in the U.S.A. pic.twitter.com . There are legal barriers, too. Death sentences in other cases of murder and serious crime had been commuted, and a hangman had to be brought in from interstate. This Documentary Drama digs deep to discover what really happened and reveals new insights into the Mc Gladdery Case. Now he fights the death penalty, 'More needs to be done': Australia's fight against the death penalty, Vanuatu hit by two cyclones and twin earthquakes in two days. "Lots of interesting things happened that night. Joseph Greenwood 16 April 1834 Hanged at Hobart for the attempted murder of Constable Thomas Terry at New Town racecourse. Inmates Executed 1978 to Present WARNING: The following crime summaries contain graphic descriptions of one or more murders and may not be suitable for all audiences. List of people legally executed in Tasmania, "Execution And Confession Of Vigors At Oatlands", "The Execution of Henry Stocks at Hobart", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_people_legally_executed_in_Tasmania&oldid=1134881971. Thompson was known to police for other matters, and he had spent time in what was known then as the mental deficiency ward. He attempted to kidnap another woman in 1974 but she escaped and reported him to police. Hanged at Hobart for armed robbery at Stanfield's, Ralph's Bay, John Lee - 23 August 1827 - Bushranger. "As well as having strong advocacy at government level, the families and friends of Sukumaran and Chan bravely conveyed their grief publicly and demonstrated that capital punishment is effectively torture not only for the person executed but also for their loved ones. Horrio de atendimento: Segunda - Sexta das 17h s 21h. Tasmania's longest serving player Emma Thompson retires. +93 20 22 34 790 info@aima.org.af. Between 1914 and 1995, electrocution was used and 62 executed . Respondents were asked whether they favoured the death penalty or imprisonment in murder cases. Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. By Piia Wirsu. And experience has shown it gains nothing but dishonour for the community which inflicts it.". Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for sodomy with fourteen-year-old Cornwall Collins (Collard), Dennis Collins - 11 August 1863 - Hanged at Launceston for 'an unnatural crime' with seven-year-old Joseph Palmer, Robert McKavor 16 February 1864 Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the felonious assault and robbery of Edward Coningsby on the Oatlands Road, James Lynch 23 May 1865 Hanged at Launceston for the rape of his ten-year-old step-daughter Cathy Nichols at Port, William Griffiths 2 December 1865 Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the murder of eight-year-old George and six-year-old Sarah Johnson at, Daniel "Little Dan" Connors 17 March 1868 Hanged at Launceston for the murder of Ellen Moriarty at Longford, Patrick Kiely - 17 November 1869 - Hanged at Launceston for the murder of his wife Bridget at Paddy's Scrub, Deloraine, John Regan (46) 28 June 1870 Hanged at Launceston for the murder of his sixteen-year-old wife Emma on the Westbury Road, Job Smith (55) 31 May 1875 Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the rape of Margaret Ayres, the chaplain's housemaid, at Port Arthur, John Bishnahan (46) - 19 November 1877 - Hanged at Launceston for the murder of Thomas Rudge at, Richard Copping (19) 21 October 1878 Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the murder of Susannah Stacey at Bream Creek, George Braxton (60) 10 July 1882 Hanged at Launceston for the murder of Ellen Sneezwell in York Street, James Ogden (20) 4 June 1883 Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the murder of William Wilson at Cleveland, James Sutherland (18) 4 June 1883 Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the murder of William Wilson at Cleveland, Henry Stock (22) 13 October 1884 Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the murder of Elizabeth Kent and her daughter near Ouse, Timothy Walker (76) - 10 January 1887 - Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the murder of Benjamin Hamilton at, Arthur Cooley (19) 17 August 1891 Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the murder of Mary Camille Ogilvy near, Joseph Belbin (19) 11 March 1914 Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the murder of Margaret Ledwell at, George Carpenter (27) 27 December 1922 Murdered three people at. Robert Raymond Cook, the last person to die by capital punishment in Alberta, protested his innocence in the deaths of seven members of his own family until the day he went to the gallows. Evelyn was buried in an unmarked grave in the same cemetery. Hanged for the murder of Thomas Colley at Oyster Bay, George Brace 15 September 1826 Hanged at Hobart for robbery and bushranging, John McFarlane 15 September 1826 Hanged at Hobart for absconding into the woods and robbing William Holdship at Browns River, James Edwards 15 September 1826 Hanged at Hobart for absconding into the woods and robbing William Holdship at Browns River, Thomas Balfour 15 September 1826 Hanged at Hobart for absconding into the woods and robbing William Holdship at Browns River, John Dadd 15 September 1826 Hanged at Hobart for burglary at Ross, John Clark 15 September 1826 Hanged at Hobart for burglary at Ross, Patrick Brown 15 September 1826 Hanged at Hobart for sheep-stealing, John Pearson (Penson) 18 September 1826 Hanged at Hobart for burglary from Richard Worley, butcher, Elizabeth St, James Rowles 18 September 1826 Hanged at Hobart for robbing his employer John Dunn's shop, Elizabeth St, Timothy Swinscow 18 September 1826 Hanged at Hobart for robbing Mrs. Till at New Norfolk, William Wickens 18 September 1826 Hanged at Hobart for robbing Mrs. Till at New Norfolk, George Farquharson 18 September 1826 Hanged at Hobart for sheep-stealing at Jericho, Robert Cable 18 September 1826 Hanged at Hobart for sheep-stealing from the Sherwin flock on the Clyde, Thomas Savell 18 September 1826 Hanged at Hobart for sheep-stealing from David Lord in the Pitt Water district, John Davis 18 September 1826 Hanged at Hobart for sheep-stealing from David Lord in the Pitt Water district, John Cruitt 18 September 1826 Hanged at Hobart for sheep-stealing from David Lord in the Pitt Water district, Robert Grant - 8 January 1827 - Hanged at Hobart for sheep stealing from Edmund Bryant near Jericho, George Bentley - 8 January 1827 - Hanged at Hobart for sheep stealing from Edmund Bryant near Jericho, William Crest - 8 January 1827 - Hanged at Hobart for sheep stealing from Edmund Bryant near Jericho. James Smith 12 April 1823 Hanged at Hobart for sheep-stealing. Hanged at Hobart for armed robbery at Stanfield's, Ralph's Bay, George Braithwaite - 23 August 1827 - Bushranger. They had come to be seen as barbarous spectacles. Some people bristle when they hear hanged or hung used incorrectly. Her killer, Peter Dupas, would have been executed after his first murders. . Chief Magistrate Catherine Geason decided against activating a 12-month suspended jail sentence, which was hanging over Ferguson's head at the time of the offending. Ronald Ryan was the last man to hang in Australia Fifty years ago, Australia carried out its final execution amid a swirl of protest and political pressure. Since 1976, 23 people convicted of capital murder have been executed by the state of Mississippi. Hanged at Hobart for armed robbery at the property of James Reid on the Macquarie River, William Birt - 9 January 1831 - Bushranger. 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John Williams - 25 April 1822 - Publicly hanged at the Cascade end of Macquarie Street, Hobart, for sheep stealing. The last person hanged was Ernest Austin on 22 September 1913 for the rape and murder of 11-year-old Ivy Mitchell. Condemned Inmate Date Received Date Executed Time on Death Row Age; Robert Alton Harris: 3/14/1979: 4/21/1992: Prior to this, Ronald Ryan's execution was at best a dim memory. Director Linda Smith Stars Simon Black Shalom Carr Michael Condron See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist The last person executed in Tasmania. Jack 13 September 1826 Indigenous. 1860-10-31Johannes Nathan, Dutch murderer, the last ordinary executionin the Netherlands, hanged for killing his mother-in-law 1862-02-21Nathaniel Gordon is hanged in NYC for engaging in the slave trade, the only slave trader in US history to be convicted and executedunder the Piracy Law of 1820 Hinch, a senator who heads his own Justice Party, says the death penalty should apply in cases such as Knight's, where no doubts exist. Dimitrious "Jimmy" Gargasoulas, 26, faces murder and other charges. Lanney was born in 1835 and grew up on Flinders Island. I am an accomplished professional with a unique skillset in staff leadership, customer service and business development. Cooke was the 154th and last person hanged in WA and by that time the preparation for an execution was done in minute detail. A 100 reward was offered by the premier, and several days later a member of the public reported they had seen a man, Frederick Henry Thompson, carrying a body in a bath. 2023 BBC. The very mention of the name Truganini has in death become more divisive than she ever was in life. Jonas Dobson 12 December 1825 Hanged at Hobart for murder of his overseer, John Johnson 6 January 1826 - Hanged at Hobart for burglary at Mr. Barnes', Samuel Longman 6 January 1826 Hanged at Hobart for burglary, Charles Wigley 6 January 1826 Hanged at Hobart for burglary, James Major 6 January 1826 Hanged at Hobart for stealing an ox, William Pollock 6 January 1826 Hanged at Hobart for sheep-stealing, George Harden 6 January 1826 Hanged at Hobart for sheep-stealing, William Preece 6 January 1826 Hanged at Hobart for robberies and bushranging, James McCabe 7 January 1826 Hanged at Hobart for murder, robberies and bushranging, Richard Brown 7 January 1826 Hanged at Hobart for sheep-stealing, James Brown 7 January 1826 Hanged at Hobart for sheep-stealing, John Green 7 January 1826 Hanged at Hobart for sheep-stealing, Thomas Bosworth 7 January 1826 Hanged at Hobart for stealing a boat, Richard Miller 7 January 1826 Hanged at Hobart for stealing a boat, Richard Craven 7 January 1826 Hanged at Hobart for stealing a boat, James Eales 17 February 1826 Hanged at Hobart for sheep-stealing and robbery, William Eales 17 February 1826 Hanged at Hobart for sheep-stealing and robbery, Patrick Bryant 4 May 1826 Hanged at Hobart for Murder, robberies and bushranging, John Perry 4 May 1826 Hanged at Hobart for Murder, robberies and bushranging, John Thompson 4 May 1826 Hanged at Hobart for the murder of Margaret Smith at the Watch-House, Samuel Hodgetts 5 May 1826 Hanged at Hobart for Murder, robberies and bushranging, James McKenney 5 May 1826 Hanged at Hobart for Murder, robberies and bushranging, James Goodwin 5 May 1826 Hanged at Hobart for Murder, robberies and bushranging, John Gregory 5 May 1826 Hanged at Hobart for Murder, robberies and bushranging, William Tilley 5 May 1826 Hanged at Hobart for Murder, robberies and bushranging, William Brown 5 May 1826 Hanged at Hobart for Murder, robberies and bushranging, Thomas Dunnings 13 September 1826 Hanged at Hobart for the murder of Alexander Simpson at Pittwater, Edward Everett 13 September 1826 Hanged at Hobart for the murder of Alexander Simpson at Pittwater, William Smith 13 September 1826 Hanged at Hobart for the murder of Alexander Simpson at Pittwater, John Taylor 13 September 1826 Hanged at Hobart for absconding from Macquarie Harbour and robbing soldiers of their arms, George Watters 13 September 1826 Hanged at Hobart for absconding from Macquarie Harbour and robbing soldiers of their arms.