DescriptionAlfred Charles Whiteway Towpath Murderer Executed 22 December 1953A.jpg
English: Image depicts convicted murderer Alfred Charles Whiteway, pictured following his conviction for the Thames Towpath Murders and prior to his 22 December 1953 execution at Wandsworth Prison. As published i nationwide UK media November 1953.
Date
Source
Real-Life Crimes issue #23 (1993) p. 508
Author
Ungnown press photographer, 1953
Licensing
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Image depicts convicted murderer Alfred Charles Whiteway, pictured following his conviction for the Thames Towpath Murders and prior to his 22 December 1953 execution at Wandsworth Prison. As published in nationwide UK media November 1953.