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The Man They Could Not Hang
About this book
John Lee is the most infamous Victorian criminal after Jack the Ripper. Found guilty of the murder of his employer, he was sent for execution but three times the trap failed to open. Released from gaol after 23 years, he married, then abandoned his family and disappeared. This text pieces together his story, reviewing and presenting new evidence.
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Print ISBN
9780750936521
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Prologue
- 1. The lure of the sea
- 2. Troubles and misfortunes
- 3. News of the Babbacombe tragedy
- 4. Committed for trial
- 5. A foregone conclusion
- 6. On the brink of eternity
- 7. Imprisonment for life?
- 8. Lady killer
- 9. More lives than a cat
- 10. The bungle on the scaffold
- 11. If it wasn’t the butler - whodunit?
- 12. Whispers from the law chambers
- 13. John Lee - a victim of circumstance?
- Sources
- Select Bibliography