BirthFactDeath (-) Tuesday 29th of November 1881 144 years ago |
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Murderer Percy Lefroy Mapleton is executed by hanging by William Marwood at the age of 21 in Lewes Prison, Lewes, Sussex, United Kingdom. Mapleton became important in the history of forensics and policing as being the subject of the first police composite picture to appear on a wanted poster and in a newspaper. |
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