With a cold and barbaric way of execution, these ruthless executioners have scared many death row inmates and have “chills” when their names are mentioned.
Albert Gustaf Dahlman was Sweden’s last executioner. For a long time in Sweden the profession of executioner was quite respected and sought after, Dahlman was one of 200 people selected for the position. Between 1885 and 1910, Albert Gustaf Dahlman executed at least six death row inmates before the country abolished the death penalty.
Anatole Deibler is one of the notorious French executioners. With the ability to cut death row prisoners faster than the “guillotine” and executed 395 death row inmates, Deibler quickly rose to fame when he was appointed head of the execution agency in 1899. After that, “a terrifying reputation.” After his death, 14 diaries were revealed detailing the executions he had carried out.
Albert Pierrepoint came from a famous family of executioners in England. Albert became famous when he appeared at the Nuremberg court to participate in the trial of more than 200 convicted Nazi officials.
William Marwood was a British government executioner, known for his swift execution. During the Irish uprising, he became famous for executing four people who opposed the British government at the time. During his nine years as an executioner, William hanged 176 people.
James Berry was a pupil of William Marwood and was known as the famous executioner of the Victorian era. While serving as Marwood’s assistant, Berry learned a lot from his teacher about the quick method of executing death row inmates. He was known as a civilized executioner and never considered himself “Hangman”. According to recorded documents, during his practice, he executed more than 130 cases.
Charles Henri-Sanson comes from a family with a tradition of executioners in France for more than 200 years. Henri-Sanson is famous for bravely speaking out against the authorities at the time about eliminating hanging and beheading as punishment at the time. The debate he led was fruitful when the use of the guillotine in place of the executioner was more humane.
Giovanni Battista Bugatti is an infamous Italian executioner, known as the longest serving executioner. Nicknamed Mastro Titta, aka the man of justice, he carried out 516 executions. He is described as small but healthy and likes to dress well. The famous writer Lord Byron wrote about this famous executioner while watching his executions of criminals. Even the famous Italian poet Giuseppe Giaocchino Belli had satirical poems about Bugatti. Bugatti’s bloody clothes and guillotine are on display at the crime museum in Rome.
Robert G. Elliott was once considered “the agent of death” , an important figure in the American criminal justice system. From 1890 to 2014, Robert executed about 10% of US death row inmates. He was famous as one of the few executioners to execute prisoners by electric chair. With famous death row inmates in American history such as Julius or Ethel Rosenberg, they received a tough and strict death sentence through the hands of Robert G. Elliott.
Fernando Alvarez de Toledo is also known as Duke of Alva, and was an executioner serving under the ruling King Phillip of Spain. During his practice, Fernando was rumored to have executed 8,000 people in just one day. And things were magnified when word spread about the executioner who handled 18,000 Dutch prisoners while he was there.
Richard Brandon is an executioner famous for his quick and decisive execution. To get there, Richard had to train continuously on dogs and cats over the years. In 164, King Charles I “finished” his life at the hands of Richard Brandon, for fear of reprisal, he and his assistants had to disguise themselves with fake beards.