Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 28 July 1865

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Instead of standing trial for two child murders Shawcross made a plea bargain with prosecutors that allowed him to plead guilty to the murder of Karen Hill while the charges of murder for Jack Blake were dismissed. In April 1987 Shawcross was paroled and started killing again less than a year later.
(17 October 1972)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1988

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 28th of July 1865 161 years, 8 months and 10 days ago
Doctor and murderer Edward William Pritchard is executed by hanging at the age of 40 in Saltmarket, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. Thousands came to witness the public execution of Dr. Pritchard.