British Executions

John Vickers Amos

Age: 35

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Execution: 22 Jul 1913

Crime Location: Sun Inn, Bedlington

Execution Place: Newcastle

Method: hanging

Executioner: Thomas Pierrepoint

Source: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=C4151332

John Vickers Amos was convicted of the murder of Andrew Barton 40, George Bertram Mussell 30 and Sarah Ellen Grice 33 and sentenced to death.

He shot them whilst he was being evicted from the pub that he ran, the Sun Inn, Bedlington, on 15 April 1913.

see Bedlington

see National archives - HO 144/1278/240202

see BBC

see Homicide 1913