Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths/Staffords - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths/Staffords write by Nicholas Corder. This book was released on 2006-11. Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths/Staffords available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Death and villainy always hold us in their grim but thrilling grip. In Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Staffordshire the chill is brought close to home as each chapter investigates the darker side of humanity in notorious cases of murder, deceit and pure malice that have marked the history of the county. From crimes of passion to opportunistic killings and coldly premeditated acts of murder, the full spectrum of criminality is recounted here, bringing to life the sinister history of Staffordshire from the Georgian period to modern times. For this journey into a bloody, neglected aspect of the past, Nicholas Corder has selected over 20 notorious episodes that give a fascinating insight into criminal acts and the criminal mind. Recalled here are the Rugeley poisoner William Palmer, who disposed of his victims with strychnine, the murderous breakout from Standon Farm and the vicious assaults on Isaac Brooks. The canal boat killing of poor Christina Brown is described in graphic detail, as is the fatal womanizing of Romeo Smith, the bizarre case of the headless corpse of Hednesford, and the bestiality of Thomas James. The human dramas Nicholas Corder explores are often played out in the most commonplace of circumstances, but others are so odd as to be stranger than fiction. His grisly chronicle of Staffordshire's hidden history will be compelling reading for anyone who is interested in the dark side of human nature.
Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Staffordshire & the Potteries
Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Staffordshire & the Potteries - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Staffordshire & the Potteries write by Nicholas Corder. This book was released on 2006-11-30. Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Staffordshire & the Potteries available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Staffordshire and the Potteries the chill is brought close to home as each chapter investigates the darker side of humanity in notorious cases of murder, deceit and pure malice that have marked the history of the area. For this journey into a bloody, neglected aspect of the past, Nicholas Corder has selected over 20 episodes that give a fascinating insight into criminal acts and the criminal mind. Recalled here are the Rugeley poisoner William Palmer, who disposed of his victims with strychnine, the vicious assaults on Issac Brooks and the miscarriage of justice that put George Edalji behind bars for three years and brought the creator of the world's greatest fictional detective to his rescue. The Canal boat killing of poor Christina Collins is described in graphic detail, as is the sad case of Thirza Tunstall's baby and the bizarre case of the headless corpse of Hednesford. The human dramas Nicholas Corder explores are often played out in the most commonplace of circumstances, but others are so odd as to be stranger than fiction. His grisly chronicle of the hidden history of staffordshire and the Potteries will be compelling reading for anyone who is interested in the darker side of human nature.
Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Wigan
Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Wigan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Wigan write by Mike Fletcher. This book was released on 2007-08-23. Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Wigan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in and Around Wigan is a detailed guide to the town's darker side, exploring, often in gory detail, Wigan's more sinister heritage, by examining accounts of murder and suspicious deaths from the middle ages through to the twentieth century. Victorian Wigan was a town seemingly overflowing with criminals, and some of the most gruesome cases, recounted from the reports taken from the Wigan Observer and Wigan Examiner, occurred in the second half of the nineteenth century. Many of the cases are without motice or provocation. Domestic crime features highly, often involving Wigan's colliers savagely beating their wives to death, and some of the cases remains unsolved. Each of the cases are covered in detail, documenting the crime, the investigation and inquest, and culminates with the eventual court case and punishment.
Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths In Bath
Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths In Bath - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths In Bath write by Kirsten Elliott. This book was released on 2007-07-19. Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths In Bath available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. True crime tales from this ancient British city and tourist spot—photos included. Take a journey through centuries of local crime and conspiracy, meeting villains of all sorts along the way—cut-throats and poisoners, murderous lovers, assassins, prostitutes and suicides. Among the many tales of wickedness and despair the author records in this fascinating book are: Robbery and revenge in Roman times The brutal uncertainties of Bath in the dark ages The highwaymen, gamblers, and duelists of the Georgian period The Victorian underworld and its notorious cases of prostitution, infanticide, and murder Outbreaks of mob violence Political corruption Kirsten Elliott’s chronicle of the history the town would prefer to forget is compelling reading for anyone who is interested in the dark side of human nature.
Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths around Northampton
Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths around Northampton - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths around Northampton write by Paul Harrison. This book was released on 2017-09-30. Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths around Northampton available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Twenty true tales of violence and villainy in this area of England’s East Midlands—includes illustrations. Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths Around Northampton investigates the darker side of humanity in cases of murder, deceit, and pure malice committed over the centuries in this picturesque part of England. For this journey into Northampton’s bloody past, Paul Harrison has selected over twenty notorious episodes that give a fascinating insight into criminal acts and the criminal mind. He reinvestigates some of the most intriguing cases, introduces new evidence, and questions verdicts that were reached many years ago. Among the cases are two old people who were bludgeoned to death for no apparent reason; the murder of a mistress and her child; a philandering salesman who faked his own death; a promiscuous woman who came to a cruel end; a shoemaker who brutally attacked his wife; and the disappearance of Lydia Atley, whose remains were never found. These human dramas are often played out in the most commonplace of circumstances—while others are so odd as to be stranger than fiction.
