James Inglis (murderer)
James Inglis | |
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Born | c. 1922 Scotland |
Died | 8 May 1951 (aged 29) Strangeways Prison, Manchester, England |
Criminal status | Executed |
Conviction(s) | 20 April 1951 |
Criminal charge | Murder |
Penalty | Death (by hanging) |
James Inglis (c. 1922 – 8 May 1951) was a Scottish man executed for murder, at the age of 29.
Having confessed to strangling Alice Morgan, a 50-year-old woman who was working as a
On the morning of 8 May 1951, the executioner, Albert Pierrepoint and his assistant, Syd Dernley, escorted Inglis from his cell to the gallows immediately adjacent, and hanged him without delay. This was the fastest British hanging on record, taking just seven seconds from the time that Inglis was removed from his cell to the moment that the trapdoor opened.[2] Dernley later related that Inglis practically ran to his execution, following the prison guard's advice to go quickly and "without fuss".
Inglis's execution is featured in the 2006 film Pierrepoint; although Inglis's name is not mentioned, the character "Markovsky" was supposed to represent him.
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-84454-058-7.
- ISBN 978-1-84454-611-4.
Further reading
- Dernley & Newman, The Hangman's Tale: Memoirs of a Public Executioner, Trans-Atlantic Publications, 1990 ISBN 0-330-31633-8