Hanged and gibbeted
05/23/1701 AD executed
Kidd had two lawyers to assist in his defense. He was shocked to learn at his trial that he was charged with murder. He was found guilty on all charges (murder and five counts of piracy) and sentenced to death.
He was hanged in a public execution at Execution Dock, Wapping, in London twice. On the first attempt, the hangman's rope broke and Kidd survived. Although some in the crowd called for Kidd's release, claiming the breaking of the rope was a sign from God, Kidd was hanged again minutes later, this time successfully.
His body was gibbeted over the River Thames at Tilbury Point – as a warning to future would-be pirates – for three years.
Kidd's associates Richard Barleycorn, Robert Lamley, William Jenkins, Gabriel Loffe, Able Owens, and Hugh Parrot were also convicted, but pardoned just prior to hanging at Execution Dock.
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William Kidd (Captain Kidd) Seventeenth century Scot...
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