British Executions

William George Thomas Charles Austin

Age: 31

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Execution: 5 Nov 1907

Crime Location: 5 Cranbourne Terrace, Oxford Road, Clewer, Windsor

Execution Place: Reading

Method: hanging

Executioner: Henry Pierrepoint

Source: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

William George Thomas Charles Austin was convicted of the murder of 13-year-old Unity Annie Butler and sentenced to death.

He strangled her at 5 Cranbourne Terrace, Oxford Road, Clewer, Windsor on 16 July 1907.

see National Archives - HO 144/867/158038

see Dundee Courier - Tuesday 15 October 1907

see Dundee Courier - Friday 19 July 1907

see Lichfield Mercury - Friday 18 October 1907

see Illustrated Police News - Saturday 27 July 1907

see Homicide 1907