British Executions

Allan James Grierson

Age: 27

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Execution: 30 Oct 1935

Crime Location:

Execution Place: Pentonville

Method: hanging

Executioner: Robert Baxter

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

Allan Grierson murdered Louise Berthe Gann 63 at 19 Gloucester Road, Regent's Park, London. He beat her to death with a flat iron and she died the next day.

He had been staying at her house as he was unemployed.  He admitted that hehad stolen a silver cruet which he sold for 14/- and said that because of that didnt intend to return ro Gloucester Road as he would be caught but that he didnt assault or kill Louise Gann.