Britain's Unsolved Murders
This true crime history spans a century of murder, exploring 13 of the UK's most notorious cold cases from the Victorian Era to the 1950s.
 
This book examines some of the most horrifying, mystifying, and fascinating murder cases in British history. Expertly researched by true crime author Kevin Turton, these stories have endured and confounded both police and law courts alike. With a chapter devoted to each story, Turton examines the circumstances surrounding the crime, the people caught up in the investigation, and the impact it had on their lives. Though they span a century—from 1857 to 1957—these murders share one chilling fact in common: despite various accusations, arrests, and trials, no one has ever been proven guilty.
 
The volume begins with notorious cases from the Victorian Era, such as the questionable trial of Scotland's accused murderess Madeleine Smith, and the failed investigation into the murder of John Gill—possibly by Jack the Ripper. It then moves into the 20th century with the murders of Caroline Luard, Florence Nightingale Shore, and others. In each case, Turton sifts the facts and poses the questions that mattered at the time of each murder.
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Britain's Unsolved Murders
This true crime history spans a century of murder, exploring 13 of the UK's most notorious cold cases from the Victorian Era to the 1950s.
 
This book examines some of the most horrifying, mystifying, and fascinating murder cases in British history. Expertly researched by true crime author Kevin Turton, these stories have endured and confounded both police and law courts alike. With a chapter devoted to each story, Turton examines the circumstances surrounding the crime, the people caught up in the investigation, and the impact it had on their lives. Though they span a century—from 1857 to 1957—these murders share one chilling fact in common: despite various accusations, arrests, and trials, no one has ever been proven guilty.
 
The volume begins with notorious cases from the Victorian Era, such as the questionable trial of Scotland's accused murderess Madeleine Smith, and the failed investigation into the murder of John Gill—possibly by Jack the Ripper. It then moves into the 20th century with the murders of Caroline Luard, Florence Nightingale Shore, and others. In each case, Turton sifts the facts and poses the questions that mattered at the time of each murder.
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Britain's Unsolved Murders

Britain's Unsolved Murders

by Kevin Turton
Britain's Unsolved Murders

Britain's Unsolved Murders

by Kevin Turton

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This true crime history spans a century of murder, exploring 13 of the UK's most notorious cold cases from the Victorian Era to the 1950s.
 
This book examines some of the most horrifying, mystifying, and fascinating murder cases in British history. Expertly researched by true crime author Kevin Turton, these stories have endured and confounded both police and law courts alike. With a chapter devoted to each story, Turton examines the circumstances surrounding the crime, the people caught up in the investigation, and the impact it had on their lives. Though they span a century—from 1857 to 1957—these murders share one chilling fact in common: despite various accusations, arrests, and trials, no one has ever been proven guilty.
 
The volume begins with notorious cases from the Victorian Era, such as the questionable trial of Scotland's accused murderess Madeleine Smith, and the failed investigation into the murder of John Gill—possibly by Jack the Ripper. It then moves into the 20th century with the murders of Caroline Luard, Florence Nightingale Shore, and others. In each case, Turton sifts the facts and poses the questions that mattered at the time of each murder.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781526726339
Publisher: Pen & Sword True Crime
Publication date: 11/12/2020
Sold by: OPEN ROAD INTEGRATED - EBKS
Format: eBook
Pages: 152
File size: 13 MB
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About the Author

Born at Bradgate in Rotherham, Kevin Turton has been writing books on true crime and local history for over twenty years. Now based in Northamptonshire, where he has lived for twenty-five years, he has also written about the county's involvement in both World Wars and its murderous past and is currently researching his own family history.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii

Introduction ix

Chapter 1 The Poisoning of Emile L'Angelier: The Madeleine Smith mystery, 1857 1

Chapter 2 Bradford's Jack the Ripper: The murder of John Gill, 1888 19

Chapter 3 The Country House Shooting: The murder of Windsor Dudley Cecil Hambrough, 1893 31

Chapter 4 The Baby Killer: The murder of Rees Thomas Yells Brandish, 1897 41

Chapter 5 The Peasenhall Mystery: The murder of Rose Harsent, 1902 53

Chapter 6 The Camden Town Murder: The murder of Emily Dimmock, 1907 61

Chapter 7 The Summer House Shooting: The murder of Caroline Mary Luard, 1908 73

Chapter 8 The Kidwelly Poisoning: The murder of Mabel Greenwood, 1919 81

Chapter 9 The Railway Murder: The murder of Florence Nightingale Shore, 1920 91

Chapter 10 The Burning Car Mystery: The murder of Evelyn Foster, 1931 97

Chapter 11 A Case of Ballistics: The murder of Doctor Angelos Zemenides, 1933 111

Chapter 12 The Country Estate Murders: The murder of George and Lillian Peach, 1952 117

Chapter 13 The Freezer Murder: The murder of Anne Noblett, 1957 129

Index 135

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