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Author |
: Matthew Coniam |
Publisher |
: Pen and Sword True Crime |
Total Pages |
: 353 |
Release |
: 2021-11-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781399009737 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1399009737 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis Mr Crippen, Cora and the Body in the Basement by : Matthew Coniam
It was an 'open and shut' case. Hawley Harvey Crippen, an American quack doctor, had murdered his wife, the music hall performer Belle Elmore, and buried parts of her body in the coal cellar of their North London home. But by the time the remains were discovered he had fled the country with his mistress disguised as his son. After a thrilling chase across the ocean he was caught, returned to England, tried and hanged, remembered forever after as the quintessential domestic murderer. But if it was as straightforward as the prosecution alleged, why did he leave only some of the body in his house, when he had successfully disposed of the head, limbs and bones elsewhere? Why did he stick so doggedly to a plea of complete innocence, when he might have made a sympathetic case for manslaughter? Why did he make no effort to cover his tracks if he really had been planning a murder? These and other questions remained tantalising mysteries for almost a century, until new DNA tests conducted in America exploded everything we thought we knew for sure about the story. This book, the first to make full use of this astonishing new evidence, considers its implications for our understanding of the case, and suggests where the real truth might lie.
Author |
: Dr. Andrew Rose |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2009 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1606350196 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781606350195 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis Lethal Witness by : Dr. Andrew Rose
Sir Bernard Spilsbury, considered the father of modern forensic pathology, provided crucial and lurid testimony, not always entirely factual, in many classic murder cases in Great Britain.
Author |
: Kaye Jones |
Publisher |
: Pen and Sword |
Total Pages |
: 141 |
Release |
: 2016-06-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781473881402 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1473881404 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Case of the Chocolate Cream Killer by : Kaye Jones
The true story of the seemingly respectable woman convicted of a murderous spree in Victorian-era Brighton, England. In 1871, when the news broke of a series of mysterious poisonings in the popular resort town of Brighton, shock and horror gripped the public. Even more disturbing was the revelation that the culprit was not a common criminal but a local “lady of fortune,” Christiana Edmunds. Starting in March, Christiana had sent out dozens of poisoned chocolates and sweets to Brighton’s residents. Her campaign resulted in the death of four-year-old vacationer Sidney Barker, and wounded countless others. Her arrest in August provoked such an emotional response from the local public that her trial was moved from Brighton to London’s Old Bailey. The prosecution anticipated an easy victory. Christiana had not confessed, but witnesses confirmed she had purchased strychnine and their testimonies placed her at the scenes of the crimes. She had a motive too, argued the prosecution; she was a scorned woman. Despite the defense’s best efforts, the jury took only one hour to convict her of the murder of Sidney Barker and the attempted murder of three others. This book tells the engrossing story of the crime, the trial, the darker underworld of Victorian Brighton, and the ultimate fate of Christiana Edmunds.
Author |
: Jonathan Goodman |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 276 |
Release |
: 1983 |
ISBN-10 |
: UVA:X000690757 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Stabbing of George Harry Storrs by : Jonathan Goodman
Author |
: Bridget Heos |
Publisher |
: HarperCollins |
Total Pages |
: 204 |
Release |
: 2016-10-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780062387646 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0062387642 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Synopsis Blood, Bullets, and Bones by : Bridget Heos
Blood, Bullets, and Bones provides young readers with a fresh and fascinating look at the ever-evolving science of forensics. Since the introduction of DNA testing, forensic science has been in the forefront of the public’s imagination, thanks especially to popular television shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. But forensic analysis has been practiced for thousands of years. Ancient Chinese detectives studied dead bodies for signs of foul play, and in Victorian England, officials used crime scene photography and criminal profiling to investigate the Jack the Ripper murders. In the intervening decades, forensic science has evolved to use the most cutting-edge, innovative techniques and technologies. In this book, acclaimed author Bridget Heos uses real-life cases to tell the history of modern forensic science, from the first test for arsenic poisoning to fingerprinting, firearm and blood spatter analysis, DNA evidence, and all the important milestones in between. By turns captivating and shocking, Blood, Bullets, and Bones demonstrates the essential role forensic science has played in our criminal justice system.
Author |
: John Boyne |
Publisher |
: Macmillan |
Total Pages |
: 372 |
Release |
: 2007-01-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0312343590 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780312343590 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis Crippen by : John Boyne
July 1910: A gruesome discovery has been made at 39 Hilldrop Crescent, Camden. Chief Inspector Walter Dew of Scotland Yard did not expect the house to be empty. Nor did he expect to find a body in the cellar. Buried under the flagstones are the remains of Cora Crippen, former music-hall singer and wife of Dr. Hawley Crippen. No one would have thought the quiet, unassuming Dr. Crippen capable of murder, yet the doctor and his mistress have disappeared from London, and now a full-scale hunt for them has begun. Across the Channel in Antwerp, the S.S. Montrose has just set off on its two-week voyage to North America. Slipping in among the first-class passengers is a Mr. John Robinson, accompanied by his teenage son, Edmund. The pair may be hoping for a quiet, private voyage, but in the close confines of a luxury ocean liner, anonymity is rare. And with others aboard looking for romance, or violence, or escape from their past in Europe, it will take more than just luck for the Robinsons to survive the voyage unnoticed. An accomplished, intricately plotted novel, John Boyne's Crippen brilliantly reimagines the amazing escape attempt of one of history's most notorious killers and marks the outstanding American debut of one of Ireland's best young novelists.
Author |
: Matthew Coniam |
Publisher |
: McFarland |
Total Pages |
: 314 |
Release |
: 2015-02-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781476618760 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1476618763 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Annotated Marx Brothers by : Matthew Coniam
Have you ever watched a Marx Brothers film and wondered what "habeas Irish rose" is? What is the trial of Mary Dugan with sound? What is a college widow? When exactly did Don Ameche invent the telephone? Their films are full of such in-jokes and obscure theatrical, literary and topical references that can baffle modern audiences. In this viewer's guide to the Marx Brothers you will find the answer to such mysteries, along with an exhaustive compilation of background information, obscure trivia and even the occasional busted myth. Each of the Marx Brothers' 13 films is covered by a running commentary, with points in the film discussed as they appear. Each reference is listed by its running time, with time code given for both PAL and NTSC DVD. An introduction for neophytes and a resource for fanatics, this book is a travel guide to the rambling landscape of these remarkable comedies.
Author |
: Gordon Lowe |
Publisher |
: The History Press |
Total Pages |
: 237 |
Release |
: 2015-11-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780750966702 |
ISBN-13 |
: 075096670X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Acid Bath Murders by : Gordon Lowe
John George Haigh committed five perfect murders – by dissolving his wealthy victims in sulphuric acid. Then he tipped away the resultant soup to avoid detection on a ‘no body, no murder’ principle and used his victims’ property to fund his luxury lifestyle of silk ties and flashy cars.Murder number six was less than perfect. When a guest in Haigh’s hotel disappeared, the police found half-dissolved body parts carelessly thrown into the yard outside his secluded workshop. But was the urbane Mr Haigh, the man brought up by strict Plymouth Brethren parents in Yorkshire and dressed like a city stockbroker, really the monster he said he was? Did he really kill six innocent people just so he could drink their blood? Using unpublished archive papers, including recently released letters Haigh wrote from prison while awaiting execution, author Gordon Lowe sheds light on whether Haigh’s claims were a cynical ploy for a ticket into Broadmoor Hospital, or if he was a psychopathic vampire with a penchant for disposing of his victims in acid.
Author |
: Mack R. Herring |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 510 |
Release |
: 1997 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCSD:31822025585753 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Synopsis Way Station to Space by : Mack R. Herring
Author |
: |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 640 |
Release |
: 1922 |
ISBN-10 |
: UIUC:30112004961162 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Synopsis History of McHenry County, Illinois by :