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  2. Capital punishment in Austria - Wikipedia

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    The method of execution in Austria was hanging until the annexation by Nazi Germany (1938-1945) when it was replaced by the guillotine. After World War II, hanging was re-introduced by the British. The last person to be executed in Austria was Johann Trnka. He was hanged on 24 March 1950 for the crime of murder. Capital punishment was abolished ...

  3. Jack Unterweger - Wikipedia

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    Johann "Jack" Unterweger (16 August 1950 – 29 June 1994) was an Austrian serial killer who committed murder in several countries – Austria, West Germany, Czechoslovakia, and the United States. Initially convicted in 1976 of a single murder, Unterweger began to write extensively while in prison.

  4. Category:Nazis executed by Austria by hanging - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Nazis executed by Austria by hanging" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E.

  5. Mauthausen concentration camp - Wikipedia

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    It was the main camp of a group with nearly 100 further subcamps located throughout Austria and southern Germany. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The three Gusen concentration camps in and around the village of St. Georgen/Gusen , just a few kilometres from Mauthausen, held a significant proportion of prisoners within the camp complex, at times exceeding the ...

  6. Hanging - Wikipedia

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    In Canada, hanging is the most common method of suicide, [21] and in the U.S., hanging is the second most common method, after self-inflicted gunshot wounds. [22] In the United Kingdom, where firearms are less easily available, in 2001 hanging was the most common method among men and the second most commonplace among women (after poisoning).

  7. Category:People executed by Austria by hanging - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "People executed by Austria by hanging" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.

  8. Category:Suicides by hanging - Wikipedia

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    Suicides by hanging in Austria (14 P) Suicides by hanging in Azerbaijan (1 P) B. ... Suicides by hanging in the United States (3 C, 4 P) V. Suicides by hanging in ...

  9. List of people who died by hanging - Wikipedia

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    His nude body was found hanging in his closet with a noose around his neck. Spread at his feet was a copy of Hustler opened to its article on "Orgasm of Death." [9] Stephen Milligan (1948–1994), British politician and Conservative MP for Eastleigh, died from autoerotic asphyxiation, wearing only stockings and suspenders. [10]