British Executions

George Emanuel Michael

Age: 49

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Execution: 27 Apr 1932

Crime Location: 7 Upper Union Street, Hull

Execution Place: Hull

Method: hanging

Executioner: Thomas Pierrepoint

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

George Michael murdered his bigamous wife Theresa Mary Hempstock 47 who he stabbed to death at her home in Upper Union Street, Hull on 31 December 1931.

George Michael had married Theresa Hempstock in 1929 but she was already married. Later she gave herself up to the police for the crime of bigamy.

see Gloucestershire Echo - Tuesday 12 April 1932

see National archives - ASSI 45/92/6, HO 144/15849/406804, DPP 2/74