Criminalia
The Guillotine's First Victim: French Highwayman Nicolas-Jacques Pelletier
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French highwayman Nicolas-Jacques Pelletier rode and robbed the streets around 18th-century Paris, but didn't come to the attention of French authorities until October of 1791, after he was accused of a violent robbery. Among highwaymen, his crimes didn't really stand out; but what does stand out is that his execution was the first use of the guillotine, at the Place de Grève, on April 25, 1792.
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