Percy Lefroy Mapleton
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Percy Lefroy Mapleton (also known as Percy Mapleton Lefroy; 23 February 1860 – 29 November 1881) was a British journalist and murderer. He was the British "railway murderer" of 1881. He is important in the history of forensics and policing as being the subject of the first police composite picture to appear on a "wanted" poster and in a newspaper.[1]
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Percy Lefroy Mapleton | |
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![]() Mapleton in the first Police composite picture | |
Born | Percy Lefroy Mapleton (1860-02-23)23 February 1860 |
Died | 29 November 1881(1881-11-29) (aged 21) HM Prison Lewes, East Sussex, England |
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Conviction(s) | Murder |
Criminal penalty | Death |
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Victims | 1 |
Date | 27 June 1881 |
Country | England |
Location(s) | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
Date apprehended | 8 July 1881 |
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