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Murder and Manslaughter

Murder is the ultimate crime a human being can commit on another human. All too often, we clearly remember the perpetrator whilst the victim becomes forgotten with the passage of time.
These cases are presented in memory of the victims.

  • The Murdered Innocent - An Unsolved Murder From 1904.
    The Murdered Innocent - An Unsolved Murder From 1904.
    The body of a young child was found in the River Lea in Hertford. Despite their best efforts the Police were unable to identify her or trace an offender.
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  • Wade, Martha
    Wade, Martha
    Murderer tries a new defence at Court.
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  • Walker, Polly
    Walker, Polly
    Suspect arrested at Hitchin - wanted for the murder of a London girl.
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  • Whybourn, Esther Emma
    Whybourn, Esther Emma
    Violent murder in Hemel Hempstead
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  • Whybrow, Harriet Emily
    Whybrow, Harriet Emily
    George Anderson was sentenced to death for the murder of his daughter-in-law.
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  • Woodland, Mary
    Woodland, Mary
    Offender to a double murder hanged in chains near the scene of the Crime.
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  • Woodland, William
    Woodland, William
    Offender to a double murder hanged in chains near the scene of the crime.
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  • Wright, Walter
    Wright, Walter
    An Inquest into the death of a man named Walter Wright.
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  • Young, Margaret Ruby Anna
    Young, Margaret Ruby Anna
    Summer Assizes, 1910: The Letchworth Murder Charge.
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