William Sampson (author), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Sampson (author)

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Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1959

Place of Birth: Middleton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Date of Death: 28-Mar-2012

Profession: writer, biochemist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aries

William Sampson ((1959-04-17)17 April 1959 – 28 March 2012) was a dual British and Canadian national who was arrested in Saudi Arabia on 17 December 2000 on a variety of charges including terrorism, espionage and murder.
He was imprisoned and tortured for two years and seven months, and finally released and permitted to leave Saudi Arabia, along with several of his co-accused, on 8 August 2003. In 2005 Sampson published a book about his experience entitled Confessions of an Innocent Man: Torture and Survival in a Saudi Prison.