Warwickshire Murders
Title | Warwickshire Murders PDF eBook |
Author | Kevin Turton |
Publisher | The History Press |
Pages | 284 |
Release | 2012-02-29 |
Genre | True Crime |
ISBN | 0752484370 |
Warwickshire has seen its fair share of murder down the centuries. This latest collection explores notorious crimes from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, using contemporary documents, trial transcripts and newspaper accounts to examine cases that gripped both the county and the nation. Among the stories included here are the case of Edwin James Moore, who set fire to his mother after an argument over supper at Leamington Spa in 1907; the Coventry bombings in 1939, for which two men were executed in 1940; and the case of Thomas Ball, who was poisoned by his wife in 1848. She was later tried and executed in Coventry and was the last woman to be executed in public.
Murder and Crime Warwick
Title | Murder and Crime Warwick PDF eBook |
Author | Vanessa Morgan |
Publisher | The History Press |
Pages | 181 |
Release | 2013-08-05 |
Genre | True Crime |
ISBN | 0752494112 |
Discover the shadier side of Warwick's history with this collection of true-life crimes from the town's past. Featuring all factions of the criminal underworld, this chilling selection include cases of murder, kidnap, poaching, theft, assault and infanticide, as well as the punishments and executions that were carried out. Cases featured here includes a daring robbery at a country house in 1846, the brutal murder of a woman in 1819, and the drowning of a wife by her husband in 1870. Vanessa Morgan's well-illustrated and enthralling text will appeal to everyone interested in true crime and the history of the town.
The Blackout Murders
Title | The Blackout Murders PDF eBook |
Author | Neil R. Storey |
Publisher | Pen and Sword True Crime |
Pages | 317 |
Release | 2023-02-16 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1399071033 |
Nostalgic recollections of wartime Britain often forget that when the blackout was enforced at night in an attempt to foil Nazi bombers a crime wave, cloaked by the inky black darkness, ensued on many of our streets. There were petty crimes, robberies, sexual assaults and, as The Blackout Murders reveals, some horrific murders took place on our home front during the Second World War. Some of them still rank among the most shocking crimes in modern British history. Some of the murders recounted within the pages of this book remain infamous, others are almost forgotten and some remain unsolved to this day. Several cases have new light shed on them from recently released archives and records uncovered by the author. Every case has been carefully selected for its reflection of wartime conditions and each one has a powerful, poignant and tragic story to tell. Readers will gain insights into the darker narrative of our home front and learn about some of the men and women who strove to maintain law and order under the most challenging circumstances. Others innovated and developed ground-breaking forensic techniques to identify bodies, recognize if foul play had occurred and as a direct result brought murderers to justice who may otherwise have gone undetected and unpunished. Anyone reading The Blackout Murders will never look at Britain's Home Front during the Second World War in the same way again.
The Missing Monument Murders
Title | The Missing Monument Murders PDF eBook |
Author | Judy Stove |
Publisher | Waterside Press |
Pages | 338 |
Release | 2016-09-14 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1909976245 |
The Missing Monument Murders is a veiled story of power, wealth, dark deeds and intrigue. In 1806, Jane Austen’s relative, the Reverend Thomas Leigh, came into vast estates and the mood in the extended Leigh/Austen family was jubilant. But within a few years, bizarre events were the talk of the district: the removal and destruction of monuments in the village church, cheating, blackmail, and the eviction of tenants who dared speak of events. It would even be alleged that the family engaged in murder to protect their inheritance. Judy Stove’s painstaking research pieces together for the first time in detail the full story, in which whistle blower Charles Griffin, a local solicitor, ended up in gaol. Whether scandal-mongering or clever and powerful suppression at a time when criminal investigations were all but non-existent, the truth remains a mystery. One that touched on Austen’s own world and in which connections not just to the great and the good but to some of her characters, plots and personal life unfold. Author Judy Stove is an academic based at the University of New South Wales, a role she balances with working in school administration. After studying classics at the University of Sydney, she worked for the Australian Commonwealth Departments of Defence and Finance. She is married with two adult sons, and is an active member of the Jane Austen Society of Australia.
Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Reading
Title | Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Reading PDF eBook |
Author | John J. Eddleston |
Publisher | Grub Street Publishers |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2009-11-19 |
Genre | True Crime |
ISBN | 1783037539 |
True-life tales of bloody killings and brutal crimes wind through the dark past of this historic town on the Thames. John J. Eddleston’s latest selection of notorious criminal cases takes the reader through a sequence of sensational episodes that have marred the history of Reading. His book, based on original research, recalls many grisly events and sad or unsavory individuals whose fate has hitherto been forgotten. Among the shocking crimes he reconstructs are those of the baby-farmer Amelia Dyer, the unsolved murder of Alfred Oliver, the suffocation of Beatrice Cox, the red Mini murder of June Cook, and the attempted murder of a family of five. This chronicle of the dark side of Reading’s long history will be fascinating reading for anyone who is interested in the town’s rich—and sometimes gruesome—past.
Gruesome Unsolved Murders - Shocking Crimes Never Solved
Title | Gruesome Unsolved Murders - Shocking Crimes Never Solved PDF eBook |
Author | Nick Culver |
Publisher | epubli |
Pages | 154 |
Release | 2023-04-19 |
Genre | True Crime |
ISBN | 3757539451 |
Over thirty macabre cases of bizarre and harrowing crimes which were never solved. The cases under scrutiny include: The Alphabet Murders, Jill Dando, the Hollywood murder of Christa Helm, The Frankford Slasher, The Hill Ax Murders of Ardenwald, The Lake Bodom Murders and many more famous criminal cases of murder which have never been solved by crime agencies.
Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in the Isle of Wight
Title | Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in the Isle of Wight PDF eBook |
Author | M. J. Trow |
Publisher | Casemate Publishers |
Pages | 255 |
Release | 2009-06-18 |
Genre | True Crime |
ISBN | 1783037474 |
Discover the darker side of this scenic destination with over twenty true-crime tales, accompanied by photos and illustrations. Its natural beauty attracts countless visitors—but notorious cases of murder, deceit, and pure malice have marked the long history of this apparently peaceful island. From crimes of passion to opportunistic killings and coldly premeditated acts of murder, the full spectrum of criminality is recounted here. For this journey into a bloody, neglected aspect of the past, Isle of Wight historian and crime writer M.J. Trow has selected over twenty notorious episodes that give a fascinating insight into criminal acts and the criminal mind. He throws light into the shadowy world of the smugglers, pirates, and robbers who plagued the island’s early history. He recalls the escape attempts of Charles I from Carisbrooke Castle, the mysterious loss of the Mary Rose and HMS Royal George, and the scandalous conduct of Lady Worsley. In vivid, sometimes shocking detail, he reconstructs notable criminal cases, including the brutal murders that have marked the island’s more recent past. In addition, he delves into the history of the island’s three prisons—Albany, Parkhurst, and Camp Hill—which have housed many of Britain’s most violent criminals.