John Austin (highwayman) John Austin (highwayman) John Austin (died 7 November 1783) was an English footpad who became the last person to be hanged at the Tyburn gallows outside London. He was sentenced to death for the murder of a labourer called John Spicer from Kent. The Recorder of London, James Adair, described it as a "robbery with violence" that involved "cutting and wounding [...] in a cruel manner." This hanging would mark the end of Tyburn, a village then in the county of Middlesex, being a place of executions for almost 600 years. Austin was brought from Newgate prison in the City
The Highwayman (TV series) feel to them. Despite its short run, the series was broadcast in various other countries including Germany, France, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, The Philippines, South Africa, Brazil "(SBT)", the Netherlands, Pakistan "(NTM)", Peru, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom. The original Highwayman truck (the one with the Gazelle helicopter cab) was designed and built by Jon Ward. It was restored and currently owned by a mobile tattoo service called 'Highwayman Ink' in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Note, one episode was shown out of its intended order. It is listed here in the intended order with explanatory notes. Production number order, reflecting the