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The Piracy Act 1837 (7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 88) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It abolished the death penalty for most offences of piracy, but created a new offence often known as piracy with violence, which was punishable with death.
Most died by drowning and hypothermia, as the water temperature was 10–11 °C (50–52 °F). One of the victims of the sinking was the Estonian singer Urmas Alender . In total, 94 bodies were recovered: 93 within 33 days of the accident, and the last victim was found 18 months later. [ 1 ]
[32] [6] Many passengers apparently remained on the sinking vessel and died. Following this incident, the captain was arrested and put on trial beginning in early June 2014, when video footage filmed by some survivors and news broadcasters showed him being rescued by a coast guard vessel.
Texas has executed the most inmates of any other state in the nation, and it's not even close. The Lone Star state has put 591 inmates to death since 1982, most recently Garcia Glen White on Oct. 1.
Arvo is a Finnish and Estonian given name for males and may refer to: Arvo Aalto (born 1932), Finnish politician; Arvo Aaltonen (1892–1949), Finnish swimmer and Olympic medalist; Arvo Aller (born 1973), Estonian politician; Arvo Andresson (1954–1994), captain of MS Estonia; Arvo Askola (1909–1975), Finnish track and field athlete and ...
A Brazilian woman has been arrested in connection with the murder of an American businessman who went on holiday to Rio de Janeiro earlier this month.. Letícia Clara Bento da Silva, 23, was ...
Not all jails responded, and we almost certainly missed deaths at smaller jails and police holding facilities. We are continuing to research and will update this page with deaths as we uncover them. If you know of someone who died while in jail or police custody between July 13, 2015, and July 13, 2016, you can contact us using this form.
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