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John Dean (convict)

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365: 194:, craft, and cunning". The evidence for Dean's guilt in the alleged crimes has never been recovered. Even for the time, it was unusual and frowned upon by society in England for minors to be executed, but Dean was nevertheless sentenced to death and executed soon after. 182:, and was subsequently indicted, arraigned, and convicted on the same day, and was "hanged accordingly". It is unknown if anyone was harmed in the alleged acts of 431: 402: 203: 137: 436: 395: 441: 388: 303: 421: 281: 259: 426: 171: 70: 179: 55: 372: 170:
23 February 1629) was an 8- or 9-year-old English boy who was hanged during the reign of
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Abingdon
England
Execution by hanging
Conviction(s)
Arson
Death
Charles I
England
Windsor
arson
malice
revenge
Capital punishment in the United Kingdom
Alice Glaston
Hannah Ocuish
Mary (slave)
"1629: John Dean, boy arsonist"
"1629: John Dean, boy arsonist"
"9-year-old hanged for arson (1629)"
"The execution of children and juveniles"
"Teenagers hanged in London – our brutal past!"
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