Murderous East Anglia

Author : Joanna Elphick
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-15
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781504944120

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Murderous East Anglia by Joanna Elphick Pdf

Joanna Elphick was born in East Anglia but grew up in the heart of London, where she obtained an LLB (Hons) in law and a postgraduate diploma in forensic science whilst hobnobbing with members of the Kray gang and joyriding a double-decker bus before returning to her Norfolk roots to lecture in law. She created the Norfolk Adult Education Access to Law Program during her time travelling around the country, giving extremely popular, albeit gruesome, evening lectures in witchcraft, smugglers, highwaymen, and local criminal history. She currently teaches law, criminology, and psychology at Dereham Sixth Form College in Norfolk. Fascinating historical tales of murder, mystery, and suspense abound in “Murderous East Anglia,” a tome of thriller short stories documenting some of the darkest instances of true crime to ever plague the miry fens of Norfolk and Suffolk. The criminal intent behind these nefarious deeds stem from places deep within the human psyche, places of greed and jealousy that will send a shiver down your spine. So journey down the rabbit hole of crime and punishment, if you dare, and discover the secret history of a region with more suspicious deaths per capita than central London. Among these historical tales meets the evil Bootlace Beach Killer; the Monster of Norwich; executioners; saucy maids; and heartless philanderers, such as Blomfield Rush and William Corder. In all these true crime stories, echoes of the past resound into the present, whether it be through the ghostly footsteps of the helpless victims or in the amendments made to laws of crime and punishment as a result of these tragedies.

Author : Harold Mills West
Publisher : Countryside Books (GB)
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1853064068

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East Anglia Tales of Mystery and Murder by Harold Mills West Pdf

Stories of mystery, including the 'Egyptian Princess of Great Yarmouth' and the 'Ghost Ship of the Waveney'; and murder, including the Jeremy Bamber case and the Peasenhall murder. This book is illustrated.

Author : Robert Church
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Murder
ISBN : 0709040318

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More Murder in East Anglia by Robert Church Pdf

Author : Robert Church
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Murder
ISBN : 0709029632

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Murder in East Anglia by Robert Church Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Cambridgeshire (England)
ISBN : PRNC:32101001394285

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East Anglian, Or, Notes and Queries on Subjects Connected with the Counties of Suffolk, Cambridge, Essex and Norfolk by Anonim Pdf

Author : E.M. Rose
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190219635

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The Murder of William of Norwich by E.M. Rose Pdf

In 1144, the mutilated body of William of Norwich, a young apprentice leatherworker, was found abandoned outside the city's walls. The boy bore disturbing signs of torture, and a story spread that it was a ritual murder, performed by Jews in imitation of the Crucifixion as a mockery of Christianity. The outline of William's tale eventually gained currency far beyond Norwich, and the idea that Jews engaged in ritual murder became firmly rooted in the European imagination. E.M. Rose's engaging book delves into the story of William's murder and the notorious trial that followed to uncover the origin of the ritual murder accusation - known as the "blood libel" - in western Europe in the Middle Ages. Focusing on the specific historical context - 12th-century ecclesiastical politics, the position of Jews in England, the Second Crusade, and the cult of saints - and suspensefully unraveling the facts of the case, Rose makes a powerful argument for why the Norwich Jews (and particularly one Jewish banker) were accused of killing the youth, and how the malevolent blood libel accusation managed to take hold. She also considers four "copycat" cases, in which Jews were similarly blamed for the death of young Christians, and traces the adaptations of the story over time. In the centuries after its appearance, the ritual murder accusation provoked instances of torture, death and expulsion of thousands of Jews and the extermination of hundreds of communities. Although no charge of ritual murder has withstood historical scrutiny, the concept of the blood libel is so emotionally charged and deeply rooted in cultural memory that it endures even today. Rose's groundbreaking work, driven by fascinating characters, a gripping narrative, and impressive scholarship, provides clear answers as to why the blood libel emerged when it did and how it was able to gain such widespread acceptance, laying the foundations for enduring antisemitic myths that continue to the present.

Author : Patricia Moyes
Publisher : Felony & Mayhem Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781631941603

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Murder Fantastical by Patricia Moyes Pdf

An Inspector Tibbetts mystery “which only serves to prove how ingeniously well Patricia Moyes is keeping up her variations on the classical whodunit” (The Sun). Think the Country-House Murder is a relic of the 1930s? Think again, and say hello to the Manciples, exactly the kind of eccentric family you’d like to see lording it over your little English village. Sadly, the Manciples’ day as lords of the manor may be winding down: A certain Mr. Mason—a local bookie who appears to have made some very good bets—wants to buy the Manciple estate, and he won’t take no for an answer, despite their lack of interest in selling. So it’s a matter of some suspicion when Mason is found in the Manciples’ driveway with a bullet in his head. Like all the best small-town coppers everywhere, the village bobby is befuddled, calls on Scotland Yard, and is (mostly) gratified to be gifted with Inspector Henry Tibbett. Henry, though, is a little less than delighted to find himself saddled with a case that opens with an old man solemnly intoning “bang-bang,” goes on to the mysteries of the Bishop of Bugolaland, and finishes with an inquiry into just what the family was up to in Africa, lo these many years ago. Praise for Patricia Moyes “The author who put the ‘who’ back in whodunit.” —Chicago Daily News “A new queen of crime . . . her name can be mentioned in the same breath as Agatha Christie and Ngaio Marsh.” —Daily Herald “Intricate plots, ingenious murders, and skillfully drawn, often hilarious, characters distinguish Patricia Moyes’ writing.” —Mystery Scene

Author : Scott Lomax
Publisher : Grub Street Publishers
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-20
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781844687008

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Deadly Derbyshire by Scott Lomax Pdf

A collection of historical British true crime stories, with illustrations included. From the murder of Hannah Hewitt in 1732 to John Cotton’s killing in 1898, Deadly Derbyshire gathers dramatic, atmospheric true tales of murder and manslaughter in this county in England’s East Midlands. Read about the “fiery” circumstances of the death of John McMorrow; a farm tragedy at Stoney Houghton; and killings for pittances such as three eggs and a sixpence. You’ll also discover stories of unprovoked and wicked deeds and numerous suspicious deaths. Based on extensive research of newspaper archives, uncovering a large number of cases never previously explored, this compendium examines the darker side of this historical port city.

Author : Neil R. Storey
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752484273

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Norfolk Murders by Neil R. Storey Pdf

Contained within the page of this book are the stories behind some of the most notorious murders in Norfolk's history. The cases covered here record the county's most fascinating but least known crimes as well as famous murders that gripped not just Norfolk but the whole nation. From the Burnham Poisoners of 1835 to the Yarmouth Beach Murders, from the Costessey Horror to the 'last judicial beheading in England', this is a collection of the county's most dramatic and interesting criminal cases.

Author : Anthony Tamiozzo
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781913682408

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Murder by the Broads by Anthony Tamiozzo Pdf

Murder rocks an English seaside town, and a police detective must put the pieces together in this tense crime thriller. DS Adam Burnt has been called to a crime scene where a young man lies stabbed to death amid signs of a struggle—and not far away, another young man has been fatally hit by a truck. Using the corpse’s thumb to unlock his cellphone helps to ID the victim, but plenty of questions remain. The first suspicion is gang activity. But Burnt is also troubled by other suspicions—specifically, that his wife may be having an affair. As the clues unfold, DS Burnt begins a game of cat and mouse. What links the case to a doctor and a psychiatric hospital? Trying to juggle his personal life and the job, Burnt must navigate the seaside town of Great Yarmouth and the surrounding areas to catch a killer . . .

Author : Sharon Turner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1820
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UCAL:B4009342

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The History of England: The history of the Anglo-Saxons from the earliest period to the Norman conquest ... In three volumes ... 6th ed. 1836 by Sharon Turner Pdf

Author : Stacey GRIMALDI
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026562668

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A Synopsis of the History of England from the Conquest to the Present Time, Etc by Stacey GRIMALDI Pdf

Author : Robin Odell,Wilfred Gregg
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752471280

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Murderers' Row by Robin Odell,Wilfred Gregg Pdf

Criminoloogist Robin Odell has compiled this gruesome gallery of cases from all over the world, revealing the growth in serial slayings, contract killings and middle-class murders and investigating what motivates people to commit the ultimate crime. As well as gangsters and ordinary felons, the book includes doctors, millionaries, housewives, children, lawyers, accountants, officers and gentlemen who have succumbed to the killing instinct. Behind the sensational names concocted by the tabloid press - 'Boston Strangler', 'Dracula Killer', 'Night Stalker', 'Granny Killer' - lurk real murderers committing acts of violence in circumstances often more bizarre than fiction. Arranged in an easy-to-use A-Z format, the book contains over 500 cases from serial killers such as Dennis Nilsen and Ted Bundy, to those such as Jeremy Bamber and Steven Benson who dispatched their parents for money; from murderous New Zealand teenagers whose story made a successful film, to the many doctors and nurses who took life instead of saving it; from unsolved murders such as the murder of Little Gregory in France to the paid assignments of John Waynes Hearn, a Vietnam veteran who killed to order. The result is a classic of true crime, a definitive work on murder as a worldwide phenomenon.

Author : Gregory J Durston
Publisher : Waterside Press
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781909976115

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Fields, Fens and Felonies by Gregory J Durston Pdf

A new work on Crime and Punishment in East Anglia (and elsewhere) during the eighteenth century. It was a time of highwaymen, footpads and desperate petty offenders, draconian penalties, extremes of wealth and poverty, corruption and rough and emerging forms of justice. The contents include justices of the peace, policing, crimes, courts and judges as well as such matters as summary trial and disposal, jury trial, execution (and reprieve), a variety of offences including murder (and other homicides), violence and sexual offences, smuggling, poaching, property crimes, riots and disturbances. The book also looks at the various hierarchies that existed whether social, legal, judicial, religious, military or otherwise so as to exert a variety of social controls at a time of relative lawlessness. A fascinating and statistically absorbing account of crimes, responses and penal outcomes of the era. Neither a micro-history in the context of a parish, hundred, or small town nor national account, but a more unusual criminal justice history of a major English region with its own correlation with London and the rest of England in addition to its local differences and ‘quirks’.

Author : John Lingard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : WISC:89095773420

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The History of England by John Lingard Pdf