Crime's Strangest Cases
Author Peter Seddon gives life to over five centuries of bizarre, macabre and sometimes hilarious criminal cases. You'll be gripped by tales of murder, intrigue, crime, punishment and the pursuit of justice. Despite how unbelievable the stories banged up inside these pages may seem, Crime's Strangest Cases promises to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth about the most ludicrous criminal cases in legal history. Full of riotous and entertaining stories, this book is perfect for anyone who is doing time on a long stretch. Just don't try to steal it, or you may end up inside!
1 online resource (218 pages).
9781849942881, 1849942889
1058200865
Cover; Title; Contents; 1292 So Whose Ox Is It, Anyway?; 1519 The Accused Have Gone to Ground; 1590 An Imaginative Confession; 1671 A Touch of the Blarney; 1705 Well, I'll be Hanged!; 1721 Morrison Hears It All; 1724 Maggie's Reprieve; 1746 And the Winner Is ... ; 1776 A Fish Out of Water; 1812 A Unique Assassination; 1845 A New Line of Enquiry; 1853 No, No, No, No, No ... Yes; 1855 The Eleventh Witness; 1867 Sweet Fanny Adams; 1869 The Voice of Conscience; 1882 Way Out West; 1883 Man's Best Friend?; 1884 There's Always Parker; 1885 Three-Times-Lucky Lee; 1890 A Shocking Affair. 1892 A Unique Discovery1897 In the Footsteps of Sweeney Todd; 1898 A Theatrical Performance; 1903 Elementary, My Dear Holmes!; 1905 A Man Ahead of His Time; 1919 Murder by Request; 1932 A Clerical Error; 1935 Most Unsavoury Evidence; 1944 Death of a Sweet Old Lady; 1947 A Dose of Ill Fortune; 1948 Capstick Makes an Impression; 1948 A Suspended Suspended Sentence; 1960 A Very Quiet Tenant; 1971 A Question of Entry; 1971 Careers Advice; 1972 What a Difference a Day Makes; 1972 An Uncommonly Violent Protest; 1978 A Note of Caution; 1981 A Proper Charlie; 1982 Eight out of Ten Cats Prefer Hilda. 1983 One Case Too Many1985 Innocent of an Impossible Crime; 1989 Dumb Witness; 1990 The Shocking Affair of the Rolled Umbrella; 1990 A Bad Day at the Office; 1992 An Unexpected Stretch; 1992 A Knife-and-Fork Job; 1992 A Symbolic Crime; 1992 Caught in the Act; 1998 A Comedy of Errors; 1999 Silence in Court; 1999 www.sendhimdown.co.uk; 1999 Trust Me, I'm a Doctor; 2000 The Scales of Justice; 2001 The Birthday Suit Lawsuit; 2001 Call Brendan Michael Forrester; 2001 Twenty-First-Century Justice; Selected Bibliography; Copyright