Dangerous Executed Assassins

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Have a look at the world's most gruesome assassins, executed by the law. Adam von Trott zu Solz: He was a German lawyer and diplomat who was involved in the conservative opposition to the Nazi regime. He was allegedly involved under conspiracy to assassinate Adolf Hitler.

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George Atzerodt: He was a conspirator, with John Wilkes Booth, in the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.

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Lewis Powell: He was one of the conspirators in league with John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. He also failed in his attempt to assassinate Secretary of State William H.

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Mary Surratt: She was an American boarding house owner, who was convicted of taking part in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.

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Charlotte Corday: She was associated with French Revolution. In 1793, she was executed under the guillotine for the assassination of Jacobin leader Jean-Paul Marat.

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Gary Gilmore: Gary Gilmore had a history violent crimes throughout his life. While on death row, he tried to kill himself twice and was finally executed.

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U Saw: He is known for his role in the assassination of Burma's national hero Aung San and other independence leaders in July 1947.

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Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim: A German colonel and a resistance fighter in Nazi Germany, who was involved in the 20 July plot against Adolf Hitler.

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Charles J. Guiteau: He was an American preacher, writer, and lawyer who was convicted of assassinating U.S. President James A. Garfield.

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Frank Abbandando: He was a contract killer for a powerful gang and was convinced that his connections would lead to a not-guilty verdict. However, he was found guilty and was executed in the year 1942. (BCCL)

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