British Executions

John William Wright

Age: 41

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Execution: 10 Oct 1940

Crime Location: Pixley Hills, Toronto, Bishop Auckland

Execution Place: Durham

Method: hanging

Executioner: Thomas Pierrepoint

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

John William Wright murdered his wife Alice Wright 43 by battering her to death at Pixley Hills, Toronto, Bishop Auckland on 22 May 1940.

see National Archives - PCOM 9/877, ASSI 45/100/10