Each of these books follows the case of an actual, infamous alleged murder. Flesh and the Devil treats Edward Pritchard
, a surgeon hanged in 1865 for poisoning two women (his wife, and the mother...
Timeline
27 July 1860: Constance Kent was tried and acquitted in...
Building item
27 July 1860
Constance Kent
was tried and acquitted in the brutal murder of her young half-brother. Five years later, however, she made a confession and was sentenced to death.
Hartman, Mary S. Victorian Murderesses. Schocken Books, 1977.
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27 July 1860: Constance Kent was tried and acquitted in...
Building item
27 July 1860
Constance Kent
was tried and acquitted in the brutal murder of her young half-brother. Five years later, however, she made a confession and was sentenced to death.
Hartman, Mary S. Victorian Murderesses. Schocken Books, 1977.
