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Guilty on the gallows : famous capital crimes of New Zealand /

Young, Sherwood.

Guilty on the gallows : famous capital crimes of New Zealand / Sherwood Young. - Wellington, N.Z. : Grantham House, 1998. - 296 p. : ill., facsims. maps, ports., ; 24 cm.

On cover: Stranglers, poisoners, a traitor, knife, gun & axe murderers.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-285) and index.

This history of capital crime in New Zealand includes the careful examination of twenty cases. These end with the case of Walter Bolton who was the last person hanged in 1957. Changes in methods of execution are explored along with other detail.

ISBN: 186934068X (pbk.) : $34.95

Source: Five Mile Press, PO Box 33-1071, Takapuna, Auckland, N.Z.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Murder--Case studies.--New Zealand
Capital punishment--Case studies.--New Zealand
Murderers--New Zealand.

Dewey Class. No.: 364.15230993

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