Murder of William Rowe
| Murder of William Rowe | |
|---|---|
| Location | Nanjarrow Farm, Constantine, Falmouth, Cornwall, England |
| Date | August 14, 1963 c. 11:00 pm |
| Target | William Garfield Rowe |
Attack type | Murder (by blunt force trauma and stabbing) |
| Weapons | Knife, iron bar, starting pistol |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Victims | William Rowe |
| Motive | Robbery (believed victim had a hidden fortune) |
| Charges | Murder |
| Verdict | Guilty |
| Convictions | Murder |
| Convicted | Dennis John Whitty, Russell Pascoe |
The murder of William Rowe was committed in 1963 by Dennis John Whitty (1941 – 17 December 1963) and Russell Pascoe (1940 – 17 December 1963), making them the third-to-last prisoners to be executed by hanging in a British prison. Whitty and Pascoe were convicted for their part in the murder of 64-year-old Cornish farmer William Garfield Rowe on 14 August 1963. When executed, they were 22 and 23 years old respectively. Pascoe was executed at 8.00 am in Bristol's Horfield Prison on Tuesday, 17 December 1963. Pascoe and Whitty had believed that Rowe kept a fortune hidden on his farm, Nanjarrow Farm, Constantine, near Falmouth.