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Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in and Around Durham

Author : Maureen Anderson
Publisher : Pen & Sword Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2003-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1903425468

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Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in and Around Durham by Maureen Anderson Pdf

Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in and Around Durham spans four centuries, with over fifty terrible tales of man's inhumanity to man, which are related in the pages of this book. In the early centuries superstition and ignorance were often the means by which justice was meted out. If it was believed that a crime had taken place, a person could be tried, condemned and hanged by the side of the road on nothing more than the statement of a neighbor. The nineteenth century saw the development of the coal industry. This brought thousands of impoverished men looking for work. Sadly , the wages were often spent on alcohol and women were often nothing more than punching bags for the drunken abusive husbands as is the case of Dorothy Wilthew who was murdered at Jarrow by her husband after years of abuse. Other cases include; Joseph Hutchinson who murdered his brother and father at Sedgefield later he was found to be insane, a child was kidnapped and later murdered by Isabella Thompson at Bishop Auckland and Maria Fitzmmons was found stabbed to death in Sunderland in 1869 it was to be 13 years before her killer, Thomas Fury, was convicted of the crime . Take a journey into the darker and unknown side of your area as you read Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in and Around Durham. Key Selling Points * This is the first Foul Deeds book, in the series, to include the Durham area. * This new established series, by Wharncliffe Books, has been very successful in other local towns and cities. * Readers always have a thirst for grisly tales of past misdemeanors in their local area. Author Maureen Anderson was born in Scotland, as a child she was taken to Australia, and finally returned back to Britain in the early 1970s. Maureen now lives in the village of Seaton, where she carries out her research on ancient history. Maureen's parents were keen members of the National Trust, which gave Maureen the love of historical buildings and all things Victorian. Maureen has had previous publications with Wharncliffe Books, including being the editor of Aspects of Teesside and the author of Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in and Around the Tees.

Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in & Around Durham

Author : Maureen Anderson
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2003-10-30
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781783037834

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Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in and Around Durham spans four centuries, with over fifty terrible tales of man's inhumanity to man, which are related in the pages of this book. In the early centuries superstition and ignorance were often the means by which justice was meted out. If it was believed that a crime had taken place, a person could be tried, condemned and hanged by the side of the road on nothing more than the statement of a neighbor. The nineteenth century saw the development of the coal industry. This brought thousands of impoverished men looking for work. Sadly , the wages were often spent on alcohol and women were often nothing more than punching bags for the drunken abusive husbands as is the case of Dorothy Wilthew who was murdered at Jarrow by her husband after years of abuse. Other cases include; Joseph Hutchinson who murdered his brother and father at Sedgefield later he was found to be insane, a child was kidnapped and later murdered by Isabella Thompson at Bishop Auckland and Maria Fitzmmons was found stabbed to death in Sunderland in 1869 it was to be 13 years before her killer, Thomas Fury, was convicted of the crime . Take a journey into the darker and unknown side of your area as you read Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in and Around Durham.

Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in and Around Colchester

Author : Patrick Denney
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781903425800

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Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in and Around Colchester by Patrick Denney Pdf

Takes the reader on a sinister journey from the religious persecutions of Queen Mary's time to the twentieth century, meeting villains, cut-throats, arsonists and lunatics along the way. The book is based on original research and recalls many grisly events and sad or unsavoury individuals whose fate has hitherto been forgotten.

Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in and Around Mansfield

Author : Geoff Sadler
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781903425671

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Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in and Around Mansfield by Geoff Sadler Pdf

A young waylaid and battered with a hedge stake while returning home from Mansfield on a summer evening; four family members butchered in a blazing house just off Commercial Street; an old farmer speared with a hay fork in the mire of a rural farmyard. Such cases detailed here show how often violent death has visited Mansfield in the past.

Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths Around Leicester

Author : Kevin Turton
Publisher : Grub Street Publishers
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2005-09-01
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781783408474

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Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths Around Leicester by Kevin Turton Pdf

Murder and more in the Midlands—true stories of historical crimes in this British city from the 1850s to the 1950s. Includes photos. Within the pages of this book are some of the most notorious and often baffling cases in Leicestershire’s history—from the appalling double murder at Melton Mowbray in 1856, known locally as the Peppermint Billy murders, to the 1953 murderer Joseph Reynolds, who killed because he wanted to know how it felt. This book explores the cases that dominated the headlines, not only across the city and surrounding county but also nationwide. These are the stories from a time when murder was a capital offense and guilt or innocence was proven without the benefit of modern forensic technique or DNA profiling. Included also are some of those mysterious cases that will remain forever unsolved, as in the now famous case of Bella Wright. Known across the whole country as the Green Bicycle Murder, it commanded public attention in 1919 because of the complex and puzzling nature of the crime—and has continued to do so ever since.

Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths around Brighton

Author : Douglas d'Enno
Publisher : Wharncliffe
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2003-10-28
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781783033782

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Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths around Brighton by Douglas d'Enno Pdf

This famous resort town attracts millions of visitors each year—but it’s history of true crime proves that murder and mayhem never take a holiday. On the shores of Sussex, England, the famed town of Brighton has long been a favorite for those who want to enjoy its beaches, music, art, and culture. Unfortunately, some people in Brighton’s past pursued much more sinister diversions . . . This gripping volume covers two centuries of murderous doings in Brighton portrayed in fifteen vivid case histories that span the criminal code from trunk murders, poisonings, child murders, killings over nothing, deaths suffered on journeys, infidelity, and lust. Surprisingly, no single volume devoted to murders in Brighton has ever appeared before—especially considering the town has been dubbed the ‘Queen of Slaughtering Places’. Also featured are many rare historical images of Brighton at the time many of the crimes took place—helping bring readers into the dark past of this sunny seaside city.

Stratford Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths

Author : Nick Billingham
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2006-03-01
Category : Crime
ISBN : 9781903425992

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Stratford Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths by Nick Billingham Pdf

Foul Deeds and Suspicious Death in Stratford and South Warwickshire is an exploration of the darker history of the area. Behind the famous tourist industry of Shakespears everyday life on farms and factories carried on just like anywhere else. Ancient superstitions and curious legends provided inspriation for the great bard and other authors but real life was punctuated by sudden death, jealousy and ruthlessness. This book examines some of the most dramatic incidents in detail. Dranw from contemporary sources, newspapers, legal documents and coroner's records; each case provides a glimpse into life and death in its historical setting. The changes in the town, both in its architecture and social values from the background to the lives and deaths of its citizens.

Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths Around Newport

Author : Terry Underwood
Publisher : Wharncliffe
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2004-09-30
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781783408320

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Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths Around Newport by Terry Underwood Pdf

This cathedral and university city in southern Wales hides a long and violent history—from Roman gladiators to current crimes of passion. This book contains twenty-one separate stories all based in the Newport and district area. Anyone fascinated by the mindset of a murderer will enjoy this book. Whether you are a budding Miss Marple or an aspiring Inspector Morse, here is a look inside the criminal mind, the unmasking of means and motives, and the struggles and successes of detective work. From the Roman citizens who used Newport’s countryside as their dumping ground to a sword-fencing duel in the 1650s, from a mass murder in Westgate Square to a man found shot dead in his office, author Terry Underwood tackles the centuries-old criminal history of this city on the River Usk. “The man known for his books about Newport . . . has turned his hand to chronicling the city’s notorious murders.” —South Wales Argus

Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in & Around Scunthorpe

Author : Stephen Wade
Publisher : Grub Street Publishers
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005-04-30
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781783038046

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Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in & Around Scunthorpe by Stephen Wade Pdf

A revealing criminal history of the old industrial town in North Lincolnshire, England, that has been home to centuries of dark secrets and twisted crimes. As the iron and steel industries grew in the Victorian period, several villages merged into the town of Scunthorpe, an area with more than its fair share of sordid and bloody secrets. Although mainly rural, the region has been notorious in the annals of crime, from the sixteenth-century rebellion known as the Pilgrimage of Grace to the sensational murder cases of the twentieth century. Some of Scunthorpe’s killings were merely tragic domestic affairs, as industrial workers cracked with stress and alcohol. Other were more appalling, baffling, and the stuff of nightmares to this day. True crime historian Stephen Wade delves into Scunthorpe’s shadowy past: its bizarre murder-suicides, random slayings, cop-killers, pirates and bandits, cold-cases, night-stalkers and “The Black-Out Terror” of 1941. Centuries of dark scandal from the town’s deceptively tranquil fields to the violent mean streets.

Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths/Folkeston

Author : Martin Easdown
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781845630119

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Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths/Folkeston by Martin Easdown Pdf

Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths Around Folkestone takes the reader on a sinister journey through the annals of crime in Folkestone, Hythe and the surrounding area. Along the way we meet villains, murderers and victims of many kinds, including cut-throat soldiers, a 'baby farmer', a Jack the Ripper imposter, two inexplicable suicides and five individuals who died violent deaths in the 'House of Horror'. There is no shortage of harrowing and revealing incidents of evil to recount, many of which will be unfamiliar to the reader. Infant murders were once so rife in Folkestone it was termed the 'infanticide capital of Kent'. This fascinating book recalls many such grisly events, as well as sad or unsavoury individuals who have darkened this otherwise pleasant corner of the Garden of England.

Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Coventry

Author : David McGrory
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781903425572

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Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Coventry by David McGrory Pdf

Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Coventry takes the reader on a sinister journey from medieval times to the twentieth century, meeting villains, cut-throats, traitors, witches, martyrs and suicidal lovers along the way. David McGrory records crime and punishment in the city in all its shocking variety. Among the many awful episodes he recalls are the brutal execution of a regicide as well as martyrdoms and a witchcraft murder in the medieval period. He retells the story of a triple execution at Gibbet Hill, chronicles poisonings and drownings in the Georgian and Victorian eras, and describes a murderer's lonely suicide in much more recent times.

Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Guildford

Author : Caroline Maxton
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781903425787

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Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Guildford by Caroline Maxton Pdf

Foul Deeds and Suscipcious Deaths in Guildford - True Crime BooksThe twin fascinations of death and villainy will always hold us in their grim but thrilling grip. In Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Guildford the chill is brought close to home as each chapter investigates the darker side of humanity in cases of murder

Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in and Around Newcastle

Author : Maureen Anderson
Publisher : Grub Street Publishers
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2004-05-31
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781783037957

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Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in and Around Newcastle by Maureen Anderson Pdf

A true-crime tour of this historical British coal town, with photos and illustrations. Historically, Newcastle was a town of great wealth because of the abundance of natural resources. Certainly by the eighteenth century, Newcastle and its surrounding towns made up the most important commercial center in the north of England. But alongside the wealth of the merchants and the factory owners, there was the dire poverty of the working class—and plenty of crime. A pall of dark fog would linger over the buildings, caused by the pollution spouting out from the chimneys of the ironworks and other industries. Bad housing, sanitation, overcrowding, and low wages bred superstition, ignorance, and illiteracy. Alcohol was often the only release the poorer classes had from their otherwise humdrum daily drudgery. It was not only the men who would spend all their money in the many beer houses—women also would drink themselves into oblivion, even if it meant their children went hungry. This book spans three hundred years of grisly events, beginning with the execution of so-called witches—stories that show the depraved side of humanity, and provide insight into the darker history of the area.

Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Manchester

Author : Martin Baggoley
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781473828414

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Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Manchester by Martin Baggoley Pdf

Martin Baggoley was born in Eccles . He spent several years working in London and Salford as a civil servant, before qualifying as a probation officer in 1976. Since then, he has worked in the Greater Manchester area, and during this period gained a masters degree in criminology. He has written for a number of UK and American professional journals on criminal justice issues. His main interest is the history of crime and punishment and for this book, he has combind his professional experience and academic expertise with his interest in local history.

Foul deeds & suspicious deaths in Guernsey

Author : Glynis Cooper
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781845630089

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Foul deeds & suspicious deaths in Guernsey by Glynis Cooper Pdf

Contains chapters that investigate the darker side of humanity in cases of murder, deceit and pure malice. From crimes of passion to opportunistic killings and coldly premeditated acts of murder, this work recounts the spectrum of criminality, bringing to life the sinister history of Guernsey from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century.