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William McMaster Murdoch, RNR (28 February 1873 [1] – 15 April 1912) was a British sailor who served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy Reserve and was the first officer on the RMS Titanic. He was the officer in charge on the bridge when the Titanic collided with an iceberg , and was amongst the 1,500 people who died when the ship sank . [ 2 ]
Richard Moore's attorneys sought to delay his Nov. 1 execution, questioning the governor's impartiality because of his former job as attorney general
A Night to Remember is a 1958 British historical disaster film, directed by Roy Ward Baker.Its screenplay by Eric Ambler was based on the 1955 book by Walter Lord, depicting the sinking of the RMS Titanic on 15 April 1912, after it struck an iceberg.
Lightoller commanded the last bridge watch prior to the ship's collision with the iceberg, after which Murdoch relieved him at 10:00 p.m.; Lightoller conveyed to Murdoch the ship's course and the ice field that they were approaching, and that they expected to be in the vicinity of the ice somewhere around 11:00. Lightoller wished Murdoch "joy ...
McMaster, who is slated to be accompanied by lawyers from his counsel’s office, hasn’t witnessed an execution, but he has listened to narrations by warden when he was attorney general.
Time on death row Other; Randy William Gay: Shot and killed 49-year-old Connie Snow, a stranger with whom he had gotten into an argument. 9 years, 341 days Had previously murdered his father-in-law and biological father in two separate incidents, in 1978 and 1991, respectively. Zachary Holly: Abducted, raped and strangled 6-year-old Jersey ...
Frederick Fleet (15 October 1887 – 10 January 1965) was a British sailor, crewman and a survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. [1] Fleet, along with fellow lookout Reginald Lee, was on duty when the ship struck the iceberg; Fleet first sighted the iceberg, ringing the bridge to proclaim: "Iceberg, right ahead!"
A remorseful death row inmate pleaded for forgiveness and mouthed one final message before being put to death in Texas on Thursday, 20 years after he killed his strip club manager and another man.