Dick Turpin and ten shillings (to be shared between them). On 7 April 1739, followed by his mourners, Turpin and John Stead (a horse thief) were taken through York by open cart to Knavesmire, which was then the city's equivalent of London's Tyburn gallows. Turpin "behav'd himself with amazing assurance", and "bow'd to the spectators as he passed". He climbed a ladder to the gallows and spoke to his executioner. York had no permanent hangman, and it was the custom to pardon a prisoner on condition that he acted as executioner. On this occasion, the pardoned man was a fellow highwayman, Thomas
Bahni Turpin Bahni Turpin Bahni Turpin is an American stage and screen actress known for her roles in "Malcolm X" and "Coldcase Files" and an award-winning audiobook narrator. Her audiobooks are regularly on Amazon’s monthly top ten audiobooks list. Her audiobook career includes some of the most popular and critically acclaimed books in recent years including The Help, "The Hate U Give" and "Children of Blood and Bone". She has narrated over 70 titles. Turpin was born in 1962 in Pontiac, Michigan. "House of Rougeaux" by "Jenny Jaeckel, read by Bahni Turpin." Actor Turpin’s skill with a vast array of accents brings