Perthshire Murders

Download or read book Perthshire Murders written by Geoff Holder and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2010-10-15 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nineteenth century crime in Perthshire.

Download or read book Mount Stewart Murder written by Chris Paton and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In March 1866, Janet Rogers travelled to the Perthshire-based farm of her brother, William Henderson, to help with chores while he looked for a new domestic servant. Three days later she was found dead in the farm kitchen, killed by multiple blows from an axe. Ploughman James Crichton was suspected of the atrocity, and after a lengthy investigation was arrested and tried in Perth, with the case duly found non-proven.Was Crichton the guilty party? If not, why did William Henderson try to frame him? Why was the previous servant on the farm sacked, and why did she wait eight months to accuse Crichton of being responsible? And what led to Henderson being driven insane, ultimately to end his days in a Perthshire lunatic asylum?The murder investigation remains the UK's oldest unsolved murder case. Just who was the killer at Mount Stewart Farm?

Download or read book Derbyshire Murders written by Martin Baggoley and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derbyshire Murders brings together fifteen of the county's most extraordinary and shocking cases. The crimes covered made not just local but in some cases national headlines. For this fascinating, illustrated collection, Martin Baggoley has returned to original sources - including police interviews, trial transcripts and contemporary newspaper reports - to rebuild each story from scratch. Cases include a murder and robbery committed in 1842 in Stanley, and the murder of a police constable in Derby in 1879. Although the killer was sentenced to death, he was reprieved after it was revealed how the jury had reached their decision: they drew lots and tossed a coin. Also included are cases from Belper, Chesterfield, Bonsall, Glossop and Ilkeston. This unique re-examination of the darker side of Derbyshire's past is sure to appeal to all those interested in the shady side of the county's history.

Download or read book Scottish Murders written by Martin Baggoley and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-08-05 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This chilling collection of murderous tales brings together forty-seven cases spanning two centuries, all of which were committed in Scotland.Among the shocking crimes featured here is the case of an Edinburgh baby farmer hanged in 1889; the controversial killing of a wealthy Glasgow spinster in 1908; the shooting of a Detective Inspector during a failed attempt to rescue a convict from a prison van in Glasgow in 1921; and the summary execution of a German POW at the hands of his fellow Nazi prisoners in Comrie, Perthshire in 1944.This well-illustrated and enthralling book will appeal to everyone interested in true crime and the shadier side of Scotland’s past.

Download or read book Historic Scenes in Perthshire written by William Marshall and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sketches of the Olden Times in Perthshire written by Robert Scott Fittis and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Scottish Naturalist and Journal of the Perthshire Society of Natural Science written by Francis Buchanan White White and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: