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Bookmark or Share- America's first murderer was executed for killing fellow ...John Billington's place in history was truly cemented in 1630 when he shot and killed a fellow Plymouth colonist - a deed which would make him forever known as America's first murderer.
- Who Was the First Convicted Murderer in America? - HISTORYIn 1630, Billington was “found guilty of willful murder; by plain and notorious evidence,” wrote Bradford in Of Plymouth Colony, and was hanged for his crime. With that heinous act,...
- John Billington - WikipediaJohn Billington (also spelled as Billinton; c. 1580 – September 30, 1630) was an Englishman who travelled to the New World on the Mayflower and was one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact. [1] He was also the first citizen of the Plymouth Colony to be convicted of murder and executed.
- John Billington - History of Massachusetts BlogJohn Billington was a Mayflower pilgrim, and a signer of the Mayflower Compact, who became America's first murderer after he shot and killed a fellow colonist in 1630. Billington was born in England about 1582.
- Who Was America's First Murderer? - HowStuffWorksJohn Billington was the first person to commit a crime in the colony. He had the dubious honor of being the first European to be convicted of murder in this new place. And he was the first to be executed by the state in the New World.
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