Who is the British hangman who developed a new hanging technique and demonstrated it first at the Lincoln Castle in Lincoln, England?
William Marwood William Marwood (1818 – 4 September 1883) was a hangman for the British government. He developed the technique of hanging known as the "long drop".
Joseph Burns (murderer) Joseph Burns (c. 1806 – 17 June 1848) was a New Zealand murderer, born in Liverpool, England. He was the first European in New Zealand to be executed for a capital crime. He was hanged on 17 June 1848 in Auckland.