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The murdered murderer; or, the Worcester tragedy : a full and correct history of the mysterious murder of the Rev. Mr. Parker, of Oddingley, near Droitwich, on midsummerday, 1806; and the subsequent discovery of the murdered body of his supposed murderer, in January, 1830; with the whole of the coroner's inquest, to the verdict of the jury, and the confession in full of Thomas Clewes.
Clewes, ThomasDate: [1830?]
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A complete history and development of all the extraordinary circumstances and events connected with the murder of Mr. Weare : together with the trial at large, including speeches of counsel, examination of evidence, defence, &c. &c. : a faithful picture of all the fashionable "modern hells" and "black-legs" of the metropolis with sketches of the principal individuals who frequent them, whether in the character of "Greeks" or "pigeons" : an exposition of the frauds practised, the immense sums won and lost, and the calamitous events to which this system of nefarious villany has in many instances led : comprising most curious and highly interesting details, furnished from original and authentic sources, with a view to deter the young and unwary novice from this vortex of vice and misery : the whole forming a genuine series of gambling biography.
Date: 1824
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The trial of Prof. John W. Webster, indicted for the murder of Dr. George Parkman, at the Medical college (North Grove street) on the 23d of November, 1849 : Supreme judicial court, before Chief Justice Shaw, and Associate Justices Wilde, Dewey, and Metcalf. Counsel for the government, Attorney General J.H. Clifford, and George Bemis, esq. Counsel for the defence, Hon. Pliny Merrick, and E.D. Sohier, esq. / Reported for Boston journal.
Webster, John White, 1793-1850Date: 1850
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Report of the trial of Leavitt Alley : indicted for the murder of Abijah Ellis, in the Supreme judicial court of Massachusetts / reported by Franklin Fiske Heard.
Alley, Leavitt.Date: 1875
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The trial of Wm. Burke & Helen M'Dougal, on Wednesday, December 24, 1828 : in the High Court of Justiciary, before the Right Honourable Lord Chief Justice Clerk, and Lords Pitmilly, Meadowbank, and Mackenzie, on an indictment for the wilful murder of Mary Patterson, James Wilson and Madgy M'Gonegal ... in the Canongate and West Port, Edinburgh, for the purpose of sale to the medical faculty.
Date: [1829?]
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Remarks on the trial of Robert Reid, for the murder of his wife : before the High Court of Justiciary, at Edinburgh, on the 29th of June 1835 / by John Fletcher.
Date: 1835
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The trial of George Robert Fitzgerald, esq. Timothy Brecknock, esq. barrister at law, and others : for the murder of Patrick Randal McDonnel, esq. and Mr. Hipson / Taken in short hand by Patrick Murphy, gent.
Fitzgerald, George Robert, 1746-1786Date: [1786?]
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A full, complete, and correct account of the horrid murder of the poor Italian boy Carlo Ferriar, as detailed in the examinations at Bow-Street police office, the coroner's inquest, and at the trial of Bishop, May, and Williams, on Friday, Dec. 2, 1831 : Including, every circumstance connected with this horrible burking transaction, the conviction of the murderers, their behaviour during the trial and sentence; the conduct of the prisoners, and confession and execution of Bishop and Williams.
Bishop, John, -1831Date: [1831?]
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Life, trial and execution of Edward H. Ruloff : the perpetrator of eight murders, numerous burglaries and other crimes; who was recently hanged [at Binghamton, N.Y.].
Rulloff, Edward H. (Edward Howard), 1819-1871Date: 2009
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Scenes in the trial of Percy Lefroy Mapleton at Maidstone Assizes for murder of Isaac Gold on the London-Brighton railway. Wood engraving, 1881.
Date: [1881]Reference: 43265i
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An appendix to Pratt's edition of trial of James Evans, containing a refutation of the erroneous statements and reports in circulation before and subsequent to the trial, observations upon the evidence produced on behalf of the prosecution, and facts and particulars relative to this mysterious case.
Evans, James, labourer.Date: [1826?]
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Remarks on the trial of Robert Reid, for the murder of his wife : before the High Court of Justiciary, at Edinburgh, on the 29th of June 1835 / by John Fletcher.
Fletcher, John, 1792-1836.Date: 1835
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The twelve days' trial of Dr. John W. Webster for the murder of Dr. Parkman : comprising the addresses of the counsel engaged, the examination of the 121 witnesses, the prisoner's singular defence, and the chief justice's charge to the jury, and his sentence on the prisoner.
Webster, John White, 1793-1850.Date: 1850
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The trial, sentence and confessions of Bishop, Williams, and May, at the Old Bailey, London, on Friday, December 2, 1831, for the murder of Carlo Ferrari, an Italian boy ; respite of May; execution of Bishop and Williams; together with an account of many circumstances connected with the period of their early life.
Bishop, John, -1831Date: 1831
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A complete report of the trial of Miss Madeline Smith : for the alleged poisoning of Pierre Emile L'Angelier / Revised and corrected, with an introductory chapter, by John Morison ... With a correct portrait taken in the court.
Smith, Madeleine, 1835-1928.Date: 1857
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The particulars of the horrible murder of Catharine Sinnott, a child under four years of age, : by the Rev. John Carroll, an Irish Catholic priest, under pretence of performing a miracle, by casting devils out of the child, which took place at Killinick, in the County of Wexford, on Friday, July 9, 1824; including the coroner's inquest, and reflections on the influence of Catholic priests over the minds of the people, as exemplified in this melancholy case.
Date: [1824]
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Medical expert testimony in the Kelley murder trial / by Walter Channing.
Channing, Walter, 1786-1876.Date: 1898
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Trial of Robert Sawle Donnall, on suspicion of poisoning Mrs. Downing, his mother in law, tried at Launceston, March 31, 1817, at the Lent Assize, for the county of Cornwall, before the Hon. Sir Charles Abbott, Knt.
Donnall, Robert Sawle.Date: [1817]
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A genuine account of the most horrid parricide committed by Mary Blandy, spinster, upon the body of her father Francis Blandy ... : Together with the copy of a letter she had wrote to Mr. C-n ... and her confession before the magistrate. Also a copy of her commitment to Oxford Gaol ... / Published by some of the friends and relations of the family.
Date: 1751
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Report of the trial of Prof. John W. Webster, indicted for the murder of Dr. George Parkman : before the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, holden at Boston, on Tuesday, March 19, 1850 / phonographic report by James W. Stone.
Webster, John White, 1793-1850.Date: 1850
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Life, trial, confession & conviction of John Hanlon : for the murder of little Mary Mohrman, containing Judge Ludow's charge to the jury, & the speeches of the ... counsel on both sides.
Hanlon, John Francis, -1871Date: 1870
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The killer of little shepherds : a true crime story and the birth of forensic science / Douglas Starr.
Starr, Douglas P.Date: 2010
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The trial of John Donnellan, esq. (late master of the ceremonies at the Pantheon of Oxford-Street) at the assizes holden at Warwick on Tuesday the 27th of March, 1781, before Francis Buller, esq., one of the judges of the Court of King's Bench, for the wilful murder of Sir Theodosius Boughton, bart / taken in short-hand by a barrister at law attending the Midland Circuit.
Donellan, John, -1781Date: [1781?]
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The scalpel of Scotland Yard : the life of Sir Bernard Spilsbury / by Douglas G. Browne and E.V. Tullett. With a foreword by W. Bentley Purchase.
Browne, Douglas G. (Douglas Gordon), 1884-1963.Date: 1952
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Trial of Professor John W. Webster : for the murder of Dr. George Parkman in the Medical college, November 23, 1849. Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk, March term. Present Chief Justice Shaw, Associate Judges Wilde, Metcalf and Dewey. Counsel for the Commonwealth - Hon. John H. Clifford, George Bemis. Counsel for the Defence - Hon. Pliny Merrick, E. D. Sohier / Stenographic report, carefully revised and corrected.
Webster, John White, 1793-1850Date: 1850