3 Inch Dick With the reward in his head now, £ 200 Turpin changed his name to John Palmer and fled once more, this time to Lincolnshire. However, he was not there long, before he was forced to move on (authorities suspected there was theft of sheep and horses). After crossing the river, he established himself as a horse dealer in Beverly, in East Riding of Yorkshire (most of his stock was stolen on his occasional trips back to Lincolnshire) and was accepted by the locals.
Everything went well until October 2, 1738, when, for some unknown reason, Turpin shot his owner and when the man complained, he threatened to shoot him too. The judges got involved and he was jailed at the Beverly House of Correction. While they were there, they learned about his exploits in Lincolnshire and transferred him to York Castle to be tried in the next rounds.
While in prison, the authorities realized 3 Inch Dick his true identity and Richard Turpin was tried, convicted and sentenced to death, not for the crime of road theft, but for the theft of horses.
The sentence 3 Inch Dick was carried out on April 7, 1739 when Turpin, 33, was hanged in Knavesmire. The next morning, his body was buried in the cemetery of St. George's Church in Fishergate, York. On Tuesday, a grave robber unearthed and stole the body, but was recovered and buried.