1870: Andrew Vair Hanged at Ararat for the Ambush Murder of Amos Cheale
Amos Cheale, a mining manager formerly of Maldon and later overseeing the Silver Mines Company at St Arnaud, was ambushed and shot in the scrub near the mine in broad daylight. Read more →
1893: Baby Farmer John Makin Hanged at Darlinghurst Gaol
John Makin and his wife Sarah were convicted of murdering infants left in their care in one of the most notorious baby farming cases in the history of Sydney. Read more →
1963: Henry Burnett Hanged at Craiginches Prison, the Last Execution in Scotland
On August 15, 1963, Henry John Burnett was hanged at Craiginches Prison in Aberdeen by executioner Harry Allen, becoming the last person executed in Scotland and the first in Aberdeen since 1891. Read more →
