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Table of Contents
Title Page
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
1 Charles Peace: The Murder of Arthur Dyson, 1876
2 Jack the Ripper: The Whitechapel Murders, 1888
3 Florence Maybrick: The Murder of Mr Maybrick, 1889
4 Mrs Pearcey: The Murder of Mrs Hogg, 1890
5 Dr Cream: The Murder of Matilda Clover, 1891
6 Frederick Deeming: The Murder of Miss Mather, 1891
7 William Seaman: The Murder of John Levy, 1896
8 Milsom and Fowler: The Murder of Henry Smith 1896
9 Mrs Dyer: The Murder of Doris Marmon, 1896
10 Richard A Prince: The Murder of William Terriss, 1897
11 Samuel Dougal: The Murder of Miss Holland, 1899
12 Alfred and Albert Stratton: The Murders of Mr and Mrs Farrow, 1905
13 Dr Crippen: The Murder of Cora Crippen, 1910
14 Steinie Morrison: The Murder of Leon Beron, 1911
15 Mr and Mrs Seddon: The Murder of Eliza Barrow, 1911
16 George Smith: The Murder of Bessie Mundy, 1912
17 Alfred Bowes: The Attempted Assassination of Sir Edward Henry, 1912
18 David Greenwood: The Murder of Nellie Trew, 1918
19 Major Armstrong: The Murder of Mrs Armstrong, 1921
20 Ronald True: The Murder of Gertrude Yates, 1922
21 Freddy Bywaters and Edith Thompson: The Murder of Percy Thompson, 1922
22 Patrick Mahon: The Murder of Emily Kaye, 1924
23 Norman Thorne: The Murder of Elsie Cameron, 1924
24 John Robinson: The Murder of Minnie Bonati, 1927
25 Browne and Kennedy: The Murder of PC Gutteridge, 1927
26 Samuel Furnace: The Murder of Walter Spatchett, 1933
27 Parker and Probert: The Murder of Joseph Bedford, 1933
28 Charlotte Bryant: The Murder of Frederick Bryant, 1935
29 Leslie Stone: The Murder of Ruby Keen, 1937
30 Edward Chaplin: The Manslaughter of Percy Casserley, 1938
31 William Butler: The Murder of Ernest Key, 1938
32 Udham Singh: The Murder of Sir Michael O’Dwyer, 1940
33 Harold Trevor: The Murder of Mrs Greenhill, 1941
34 Gordon Cummins: The Murder of Evelyn Oatley, 1942
35 Jones and Hulten: The Murder of George Heath, 1944
36 Jack Tratsart: The Murders of John and Claire Tratsart, 1945
37 Neville Heath: The Murder of Margery Gardner, 1946
38 Jenkins, Geraghty and Rolt: The Murder of-Alec de Antiquis, 1947
39 Donald Thomas: The Murder of PC Edgar, 1948
40 Harry Lewis: The Murder of Harry Michaelson, 1948
41 John Haigh: The Murder of Mrs Durand-Deacon, 1949
42 Daniel Raven: The Murder of Mr Goodman, 1949
43 Craig and Bentley: The Murder of PC Miles, 1952
44 John Reginald Christie: The Murder of Mrs Christie, 1953
45 John Donald Merrett: The Murders of Vera Chesney and Lady Menzies, 1954
46 Ginter Wiora: The Murder of Shirley Allen, 1957
47 Michael Dowdall: The Murder of Veronica Murray, 1958
48 Guenther Podola: The Murder of DS Purdy, 1959
49 Roberts, Witney and Duddy: The Murders of DS Head, DC Wombwell and PC Fox, 1966
50 Reggie and Ronnie Kray: The Murders of George Cornell and Jack McVitie, 1966–7
51 Stanley Wrenn: The Murder of Colin Saunders, 1969
52 Mustapha Bassaine: The Murder of Julian Sessé, 1970
53 Arthur and Nizamodeen Hosein: The Murder of Mrs McKay, 1970
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Afterword
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