Age: 32
Sex: male
Crime: murder
Date Of Execution: 14 Jun 1856
Crime Location: Talbot Arms Hotel, Rugeley
Execution Place: Stafford Gaol
Method: hanging
Executioner: unknown
Source: http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/1837.html
William Palmer murdered John Parsons Cook.
They were both gamblers. When William Palmer lost all his money and John Parsons Cook won alot at the Shrewsbury Races he poisoned him with antimony and stole his winnings.
