Agent of Death by Robert Greene Elliott (.ePUB)
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Agent of Death: The Memoirs of an Executioner by Robert Greene Elliott
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Overview: Agent of Death, The Memoirs of an Executioner was originally published in 1940. Decades later, this rare autobiography has been digitised and re-published. It provides an intimate prospective into unique man and his profession.
Robert Greene Elliott acted as state executioner for the States of New York, New Jersey, Vermont, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Connecticut during 1926 – 1939. He is often credited with perfecting the use of electrocution as a form of capital punishment and during his career he executed 387 condemned persons including Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray, and Bruno Hauptman – all of who represent some of the most famous criminal cases in the United States during the early 20th century.
Although Robert Greene Elliott was an executioner by profession, he was not a proponent of capital punishment. His views were progressive especially when capital punishment was prevalent and widely accepted. He believed capital punishment did not deter crime and that prevention was more important.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Biographies & Memoirs
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