A Century of London Murders and Executions

by John J. Eddleston

This fascinating book includes the cases of some of Britain s most famous criminals, among them the infamous Dr. Crippen, executed in 1910 for poisoning and dismembering his wife; Neville Heath, who was hanged at Pentonville Prison for the brutal murder of Margery Gardner in 1946; and Ruth Ellis, the last woman to hang in Britain after being found guilty of shooting her lover outside a pub in 1955. John J. Eddleston's carefully researched, well-illustrated,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750950404
• ISBN13: 9780750950404
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Sutton
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 9.6"