British Executions

William Hall

Age: 66

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Execution: 23 Mar 1920

Crime Location: 34 Moorgate Street, Sunderland

Execution Place: Durham

Method: hanging

Executioner: John Ellis

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

William Hall was convicted of the murder of his girlfriend 51-year-old Mary Ann Dixon and sentenced to death.

He cut her throat at 34 Moorgate Street, Sunderland on 6 November 1919.

see National Archives - HO 144/1623/399556

see Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Friday 05 March 1920

see National Library of Scotland

see Homicide 1920