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François Benjamin Courvoisier (August 1816 – 6 July 1840) was a Swiss-born valet who was convicted of murdering his employer Lord William Russell in London, England, and hanged outside Newgate Prison on 6 July 1840. A crowd of around 40,000 witnessed his death, including Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray.

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  • François Benjamin Courvoisier (August 1816 – 6 July 1840) was a Swiss-born valet who was convicted of murdering his employer Lord William Russell in London, England, and hanged outside Newgate Prison on 6 July 1840. A crowd of around 40,000 witnessed his death, including Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray. (en)
  • François Benjamin Courvoisier (overleden 6 juli 1840) was de moordenaar van Lord . Courvoisier was de Zwitserse knecht van Russell. Na zijn arrestatie kwam er een proces. Dat proces verliep opmerkelijk. Aanvankelijk leken er slechts indirecte en weinig steekhoudende bewijzen te zijn voor de schuld van Courvoisier. Zijn verdediger, , was dan ook overtuigd van de onschuld van zijn cliënt. Voordat de tweede procesdag begon, vertelde Courvoisier aan Phillips dat hij wel degelijk zijn baas de keel had doorgesneden. "He just moved his arm a little; he never spoke a word." Toen de advocaat hem vroeg of hij deze schuldigverklaring aan de rechtbank moest voorleggen, zei Courvoisier: "No, sir, I expect you to defend me to the utmost." Dit stelde Phillips voor een dilemma: moest hij de vertrouwelijkh (nl)
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  • François Benjamin Courvoisier (en)
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