British Executions

James Makin

Age: 25

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Execution: 11 Aug 1925

Crime Location:

Execution Place: Manchester

Method: hanging

Executioner: William Willis

Source: http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/

James Makin murdered Sarah Elizabeth Clutton 24 at 3 Cross Street, Newton Heath, Manchester on 4 May 1925. He beat her and cut her throat.

see "News in Brief." Times [London, England] 12 Aug. 1925: 9. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 9 Dec. 2013.

see National Archives - ASSI 52/370