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Henry John Burnett (5 January 1942 – 15 August 1963) was the last man to be hanged in Scotland, and the first in Aberdeen since 1891. He was tried at the high court in Aberdeen from 23 to 25 July 1963 for the murder of merchant seaman Thomas Guyan. His execution, at HM Prison, Craiginches, Aberdeen, was performed by hangman Harry ...
1. Juli 2023 · As Burnett slowly made his way to the gallows at Craiginches Prison in Aberdeen on August 15, 1963, he was about to become the last man hanged in Scotland. Such was the public outcry at his ...
- Norman Silvester
19. Jan. 2022 · Henry John Burnett (right) was hanged for killing the husband of his lover, Margaret Guyan (left). (Image: Daily Record) On the morning of August 15, 1963, it is unlikely that Henry John Burnett knew he would go down in history as the last person to be hanged in Scotland.
15. Aug. 2023 · Henry John Burnett: Final days of last man hanged in Aberdeen, 60 years ago. History was made in Aberdeen on August 15 1963 when Henry John Burnett was the last man hanged. The controversial...
11. Aug. 2020 · Behind the grim walls of the jail, Henry John Burnett was taking the last walk of his life, being led to the gallows to pay the highest penalty for murder. At 8.10am, a senior police official...
7. Apr. 2023 · 15th August 1963. The last hanging in Scotland. Henry John Burnett was convicted of the murder of merchant seaman Thomas Guyan and executed by hanging in Aberdeen. He thus became the last man to be hanged in Scotland.
14. Aug. 2013 · Henry "Harry" Burnett died at the hands of the hangman on 15 August 1963. Since that day 50 years ago, the words "judicial hanging" have never appeared again on a death certificate issued in...