Albert Pierrepoint & the True Crime Glossary

Vol. 139: He met everybody, for about 12 seconds.

Oh, Sweet Valentine!

I keep a part of you with me all the time,

A tattoo on my chest with your name on it,

I love you so much, I think I may vomit!

Hanging With Albert Pierrepoint, Executioner

There are all kinds of unusual vocations in which people unexpectedly become well-known. Nobody thought you could become famous by dressing department store windows until Simon Doonan came along, and who could have foreseen a famous skateboarder? Say hi to Tony Hawk, who will shake a bottle of joint meds at you as he rides by. Which brings us to the most famous executioner in all of British history, Albert Pierrepoint.