An Uncommon HangmanWinner, The Danger Awards 2023, People's Choice Awards Shortlisted, The Danger Awards 2023, Non fiction Executioners were once a critical component of the justice system in New South Wales. In an era when judges handed down death sentences as easily as they toasted the good health of the monarch, someone had to do the dirty work of the authorities. Robert 'Nosey Bob' Howard used to be a household name. Today, the noseless hangman who sparked fear and