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Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Cumbria
A journey into the dark secrets of Cumbria's past. The hills, villages and market towns of this famous Lake District landscape have been the setting for a series of horrific, bloody, sometimes bizarre incidents over the centuries. From crimes of brutal premeditation to crimes born of passion or despair, the whole range of human weakness and wickedness is here.
Swindlers, conmen, smugglers, pirates, child killers, deserters, fraudsters, robbers and common murderers people the pages of this book, along with their victims.
******* Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Staffordshire and the Potteries A gripping account of the sinister side of Staffordshire's history. A chronicle of murder, execution, theft, assault, scandal and crimes of passion 21 true stories that give a fascinating insight into criminal acts and the criminal mind. Recalled here are the Rugeley poisoner William Palmer, who disposed of his victims with strychnine, the vicious assaults on Isaac Brooks and the miscarriage of justice that put George Edalji behind bars for three years and brought the creator of the worlds’ greatest fictional detective to his rescue. The canal boat killing of poor Christina Collins is described in graphic detail, as is the sad case of Thirza Tunstall’s baby and the bizarre case of the headless corpse of Hednesford.
This grisly chronicle of Staffordshire and the Potteries’ hidden history will be compelling reading for anyone who is interested in the dark side of human nature. |
