Mercury Rising: The Tale of Lizzie Borden by Mark John Maguire They Got Away With Murder 2020-03-30 | Lizzie Borden with an axeGave her mother 40 whacksWhen he saw what she had doneShe gave her father 41.The Lizzie Borden case is perhaps the most famous of all murders - so much so that it has almost passed into legend... I recall that I had heard of Lizzie Borden and the children's rhyme, which acts as her unofficial epitaph, long before I discovered she was a real person. Was the contemporary rhyme a libel - or did Lizzie Borden really kill her parents that hot day in Fall River in 1892?
An Outrage in Arundel: The Murder of Joan Woodhouse, 1948 They Got Away With Murder 2024-10-03 | Joan Woodhouse, a 27 year old librarian, left the place where she lived in London on 31st July 1948 for a visit to her home in Barnsley, Yorkshire - or so she told her room mates. But for some reason she instead caught a train to Worthing on the south coast of England, and from here travelled to the town of Arundel. Ten days later her body was found in a secluded part of Arundel park. The police, the authorities, and the family were quite certain who the killer was - and Joan's family instituted private proceedings against the man. This was only the second time in British legal history such a thing had been done...
Doris Duke: The Murder of Eduardo Tirella, 1966 They Got Away With Murder 2024-09-05 | Doris Duke was wealthy, obscenely so. She inherited her father's tobacco fortune when she was just 13 years old. Naturally, she was used to getting her own way in everything, and when she didn't she got angry - occasionally she became violent... She stabbed one of her many lovers during a row, and in October 1966 she got away with the murder...buymeacoffee.com/markjohnmaguire
The Eltham Mystery: The Murder of Jane Clouson, 1871 They Got Away With Murder 2024-08-08 | Jane Clouson was excited - she had become pregnant and she and her lover were planning to elope. They arranged to meet in Greenwich in south east London - she in a state of high excitement, and he with an axe concealed under his coat. The murder of Jane shocked south east London and the evidence against Edmund Pook was circumstantial - but nonetheless strong. It would certainly secure his conviction - if it could be heard...buymeacoffee.com/markjohnmaguire
Who Killed Sir Harry Oakes? The Trial of Count Alfred de Marigny, 1943 They Got Away With Murder 2024-07-04 | Sir Harry Oakes was murdered in his bed on the night of 7th July 1943, as rain swept the island of New Providence in the Bahamas. Probably few would have noticed it as World War 2 raged and tens of thousands of people died that same day... but Sir Harry was one of the richest men in the world, it was said - and he was a friend of the Duke of Windsor, too, in exile for his sins.Who killed him? It seemed obvious to the detectives investigating the murder. The investigation was conducted poorly - perhaps even dishonestly - and the chief subject walked free. But someone murdered Sir Harry - who was it? / @shortstoriesfordarknights buymeacoffee.com/markjohnmaguire
Murder in the Glen: Patricia Curran, 1952 They Got Away With Murder 2024-05-30 | When a 19 year old girl was murdered on her way up the long avenue to her house in November 1952, the small village of Whiteabbey outside Belfast was stunned. She was intelligent, pretty and talented. Her father was a senior judge, both her brothers were barristers and the family was well-known in the community. The case of Patricia Curran has been called one of the "greatest injustices in British legal history." Hyperbole aside the original investigation into the murder of Patricia Curran left a lot to be desired - and there has been a conviction since that a terrible wrong was done to an innocent young aircraftman... But someone murdered Patricia Curran - who was it? / @shortstoriesfordarknights buymeacoffee.com/markjohnmaguire
A Poisoning in Pimlico: Adelaide Bartlett & George Dyson, 1886 They Got Away With Murder 2024-05-04 | Adelaide Blanche D'Escury was the French-born wife of a prosperous London grocer, Edwin Bartlett - she was also the lover of the Reverend George Dyson, whom her husband had hired to tutor her. When Edwin died unexpectedly on New Year's Day 1886 no cause of death could be found, so a post mortem was held - and here it was discovered that he had died from chloroform poisoning. It also emerged that the Rev George Dyson had purchased the chloroform 3 days earlier, and given it to Adelaide, who had required it to "soothe" her husband. As details of the matter came to light at the ensuing inquest, Adelaide Bartlett was arrested and sent for trial for the murder of her husband - and Rev George Dyson for being an accessory to this...youtube.com/channel/UCA-pKjAY106U1sIOLM049Tgbuymeacoffee.com/markjohnmaguire
A Doctor in the House: The Murder of Marilyn Sheppard, 1954 They Got Away With Murder 2024-03-28 | In the early hours of the morning of 4th July 1954, the Mayor of Bay Village, Ohio, received a call from Dr Sam Sheppard, saying his wife had been murdered. The mayor and his wife rushed to Dr Sheppard's home on Westlake Road, and there found Sam Sheppard with a black eye - and Sam's wife, Marilyn, dead. She had been bludgeoned to death in a ferocious attack. When the police arrived they were puzzled: there was no sign of a break-in and items of obvious value had not been taken... They soon began to suspect that all was not as it seemed...youtube.com/channel/UCA-pKjAY106U1sIOLM049Tgbuymeacoffee.com/markjohnmaguire
Merry Christmas & The Mastercook of Summer Penworthy, by Mark John Maguire They Got Away With Murder 2023-12-21 | A simple thank you to my viewers!
A Royal Murder: Death at St Jamess Palace,1810 They Got Away With Murder 2023-11-24 | youtube.com/channel/UCA-pKjAY106U1sIOLM049TgIn 1810, the fifth son of King George III, His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, was found severely injured, and his valet, Joseph Sellis, was found dead at St James's Palace. Sellis had attempted to murder the Duke and having failed, committed suicide, said the Duke. The Coroner's Inquest concurred - but few people in Britain, or at the Royal Court, believed this. Rumours of a homosexual triste abounded, of sexual jealousy, and there was a widespread belief that the valet had been killed to silence him... The press and caricaturists, found ways to insinuate that the Duke of Cumberland had murdered his valet - then in 1832, some 22 years after the murder, a libel was published, stating what was widely believed...
The Murder of Miles Seton: Colonel Rutherford, 1919 They Got Away With Murder 2023-10-19 | youtube.com/channel/UCA-pKjAY106U1sIOLM049TgIn January 1919 Colonel Norman Rutherford shot his friend Major Miles Seton dead. His defence was one of insanity, caused by his war experiences. But the evidence heard was incomplete, and the prosecution made a somewhat dilatory attempt to procure a conviction. Was he really insane, as the defence claimed? The evidence suggested it was a simple case of jealousy and that he shot his wife's lover for one of the most common motives for murder - but almost nothing was heard of this in court. There seemed to be a marked reluctance on the part of the police, the Crown lawyers and the press to challenge his insanity plea...
Murder in Independence: The Strange Case of Dr Hyde, 1909 They Got Away With Murder 2023-09-09 | youtube.com/channel/UCA-pKjAY106U1sIOLM049TgColonel Swope told his family he wished to alter his will. He consulted his chief executor over this - and began making large bequests of his considerable fortune to charities. His 7 nephews and nieces stood to lose a fortune... Then his chief executor died after being treated by his physician - the next day Colonel Swope himself died. Then the entire house was struck with typhoid fever, threatening to kill all its occupants except one... The scandal led to an investigation, followed by the arrest and trial of Dr Bennett Clark Hyde for murder and attempted murder. The evidence was so compelling, he could hardly get away with it - could he?
The Murder at 31 Bond Street: Emma Cunningham, 1857 They Got Away With Murder 2023-08-10 | Short Stories for Dark Nights - youtube.com/channel/UCA-pKjAY106U1sIOLM049TgIn January 1857, a wealthy New York dentist, Harvey Burdell, was attacked and murdered in his own house. There was never any doubt that one of the residents of the house was responsible for his death - but who? The trial of the extraordinary Emma Cunningham created a sensation, and the newspapers were in no doubt as to the guilty parties...
The Murder of Vera Page: Percy Rush, 1931 They Got Away With Murder 2023-06-21 | The murder of a 10-year-old girl in Notting Hill, London, shocked Britain in 1931. 100,000 people were said to have lined the streets for her funeral. Her killer was never caught - but the police, the coroner, the neighbours, and the local MP even, believed they knew who it was... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MarkJohn...https://paypal.me/MarkJohnMaguire?cou...#VeraPage #PercyRush #NottingHillMurder #1931Murder #UnsolvedMurder #TrueCrime #TheyGotAwayWithMurder #MarkJohnMaguire #MurderMystery #crimedocumentary #MurderDocumentary #TGAWM
Harvey Richardson: The Murder of Lorraine Jacob, 1970 They Got Away With Murder 2023-04-27 | The discovery of a young woman's body in a dark alley in Liverpool one rainswept morning in September 1970, led to one of the city's biggest manhunts. But in spite of the huge efforts of Liverpool CID, detectives were stumped. It began to look like the murder of Lorraine Jacob would be one of those cases which are condemned to remain unsolved mysteries - but, in the most surprising way, it was not.buymeacoffee.com/MarkJohnMaguirehttps://paypal.me/MarkJohnMaguire?cou...
To Die Upon A Kiss: The Murder of Betty Williams, 1961 They Got Away With Murder 2023-03-23 | The murder of 17 year old Betty Williams in 1961 stunned the people of Odessa, Texas. Her killer - a 17 year old boy called Mack Herring - said she had written him a note giving him permission to kill her... Was it true? And even if it was, how could the boy, having confessed to the murder, possibly escape the electric chair? The Sheriff and law enforcement officials of Odessa, were as mystified as the people of Odessa. buymeacoffee.com/MarkJohnMaguirepaypal.me/MarkJohnMaguire?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB#MurderofBettyWilliams #MackHerring #ElizabethJeanWilliams#MurderinTexas #MurderinOdessa #crimedocumentary #ToDieUponaKiss #criminalinvestigation #TGAWM #TheyGotAwayWithMurder #MarkJohnMaguire #MurderMystery #TrueCrime
The Murder of Sarah Dinah Noel: The Ramsgate Mystery, 1893. They Got Away With Murder 2023-03-03 | On 14th May 1893, butcher William Noel returned home to his shop in Grange Road, Ramsgate, Kent, to find the door locked... On gaining entry, he discovered his wife Sarah Noel, lay dead on the scullery floor, and his large black retriever dog sitting mournfully beside her. It was ascertained that she had been shot in the head from behind at some time between 2 p.m. and 2.30 p.m. Her husband had been out teaching at Sunday School during that period and so he had a perfect alibi. But no-one else was discovered to have been in the vicinity during that period, and the only reliable witness gave police a time of 2.08 p.m. when they had heard what they thought was a double-knock on the door... Police were puzzled. And they wondered why the large and ferocious dog, which had been known to bite people and chase strangers, did not defend Mrs Noel - or even bark - when she was shot? When police discovered the door had been locked and the only key to the house was found inside, they began to look again at the husband... Did he the murder of his wife? paypal.me/MarkJohnMaguire?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB#TheyGotAwayWithMurder #TGAWM #CrimeDocumentary #MurderMystery #WilliamNoel #SarahDinahNoel #Ramsgate1893 #MurderinGrangeRoad #MarkJohnMaguire #criminalinvestigation
A Merry Christmas & The Marvellous Dr Nobby They Got Away With Murder 2022-12-23 | I would like to wish everyone who has supported my channel over the past year a Merry Christmas - or Season's Greetings, if you prefer. I attach a short story, mild in temperament and humour, and no-one dies! But someone did, of course, get away with murder...
The Murder of Lord Erroll, 1941 They Got Away With Murder 2022-12-08 | In the early hours of the 24th January 1941, Josslyn Hay, the 22nd Earl of Erroll, was discovered crouched in the footwell of his Buick at the side of the Ngong Road to Nairobi, Kenya. He was dead. Someone had shot him in the head at close quarters - presumably his passenger. Police soon discovered that Lord Erroll was a notorious womaniser, with a penchant for other men's wives. He had once been horse-whipped in the street by a husband who caught him dallying with his wife... Police therefore had a great many candidates for the probably murderer of Erroll - discarded mistresses and their husbands were not in short supply. But all the evidence pointed to one person: Sir Jock Delves Broughton. His bride of just two months had been taken from him by Lord Erroll, two of his guns had gone missing two days before the murder - and the bullet that killed Lord Erroll was identified as being an exact match for ones Delves Broughton had used in shooting practice two months earlier. Was it enough? The Crown thought it was. If found guilty Delves Broughton would become the first white man in Kenya to be hanged. But, of course, there are many slips twixt cup and lip in the courts of justice... And it is entirely possible for someone to get away with murder...Mark John Maguire#TheyGotAwayWithMurder #TGAWM #MurderofLordErroll #WhiteMischief #CrimeDocumentary #MurderinKenya #HappyValleySet #DelvesBroughton #WhiteQueenofAfrica #MarkJohnMaguire #TrueCrime #UnsolvedMurder
Murder in Miami: Chubbie Miller and Bill Lancaster, 1932 - by Mark John Maguire They Got Away With Murder 2022-10-27 | In the early hours of 21st April 1932, a young writer called Haden Clarke was found shot in the head as he lay in bed, at a bungalow in Coral Gables, Florida. The following morning he died. He left suicide notes to the two famous aviators he shared the bungalow with - Captain Bill Lancaster and Chubbie Miller.Detectives at the scene believed it was a case of suicide - but the dead man's mother doubted her son had written the notes, and the gun found at the scene had been purchased by the other man, Captain Lancaster, just two days previously. There were no fingerprints on the gun, either, which suggested it had been wiped clean by someone...When State Attorney Nathaniel Hawthorne discovered a diary written by Captain Lancaster, and letters between the three occupants of the bungalow, it became clear that a very curious relationship existed between them.Was it possible that Haden Clarke had been murdered?Mark John Maguire, whose acclaimed Youtube True Crime documentary channel "They Got Away With Murder" specializes in unsolved murder cases, has spent some years investigating the murder at Coral Gables in Miami. This is the story of a terrible night in April 1932, and of someone who got away with murder - and what followed...UK - amazon.co.uk/dp/1838485813US - amazon.com/dp/1838485813
A Question of Proof: Reginald Woolmington, 1935 They Got Away With Murder 2022-10-24 | Violet Woolmington was shot dead on 10th December 1934. Everyone agreed on that. Her husband was holding the gun at the time - everyone agreed about that, too. In fact, nearly all of the facts concerning the shooting at Milborne Port that December morning were agreed by respective counsel for the Crown and defence - except one: was the trigger of the gun pulled deliberately or by accident? What proof is necessary and with whom does its burden lie in the case of murder? The trial lasted for just one day, so simple and uncontentious were the facts in the matter - and yet the case had to go to the highest legal authority in the land, the House of Lords, for a final determination. It all came down to an important point of law...A number of people have asked if they can help support my channel - I don't have any adverts on my channel (and don't intend to) but if anyone wishes to help defray the expenses of making these videos in some small way, they can buy me a cup of coffee! buymeacoffee.com/MarkJohnMaguireReply
The Murder of Francis Rattenbury: Rattenbury & Stoner, 1935 They Got Away With Murder 2022-08-30 | There were only five possible suspects to the murder of an architect in a bungalow in Bournemouth in 1935: as Mr Rattenbury couldn't have attacked himself from behind, and the six year old child was quite obviously excluded, it reduced the field even further. And when one of the suspects confessed to the murder, it should have been the simplest of cases, really. But it wasn't. Someone got away with murder. The case of Rattenbury and Stoner, the investigation and subsequent trial is rightly one of the most celebrated cases in British Criminal history. It has spawned numerous books, plays, and television dramas. Here is a new take on the case...They Got Away With MurderA number of people have asked if they can help support my channel - I don't have any adverts on my channel (and don't intend to) but if anyone wishes to help defray the expenses of making these videos in some small way, they can buy me a cup of coffee! buymeacoffee.com/MarkJohnMaguireMark John Maguire
A Honeymoon for Three: The Death of Christina Kettlewell, 1947 They Got Away With Murder 2022-07-05 | It was quite unremarkable that Jack Kettlewell and his bride Christina should go on honeymoon to Dinnertime Rapids, 100 miles north of Toronto, in Canada. They were a young, attractive couple, who had eloped - but it was considered a curious thing indeed that Jack's close friend Ronnie Barrie should go on the honeymoon with them... Rumours already abounded about the relationship existing between the two men, who spent all their time together, even sharing a bed in their lodgings. All this was to be placed in sharp focus, when the bride died from drowning during the honeymoon - and their cottage was burned to the ground. What had happened? Was it murder? Or suicide? The evidence was finely drawn between both these possibilities, and when the dust had settled, there was a suspicion by the authorities, that someone had got away with murder...
A Midsummer Murder: The Poisoning of Hubert Chevis, 1931 They Got Away With Murder 2022-05-19 | Hubert Chevis and his wife became ill shortly after eating partridge at their Surrey home on Midsummer's Eve, 1931. Lieutenant Chevis died the following day, and police uncovered a labyrinthine set of circumstances involving the main characters. Who sent the telegram to Chevis's parents just days after the murder, saying "Hooray Hooray Hooray"? Who was "the small man with the grey moustache"? And who was the "other woman", who held the key to the mystery? When all was said and done, the suspects were limited to just four people - and one of them got away with murder, because in spite of extensive inquiries by police, no-one was ever charged...Mark John MaguireThey Got Away With Murder
Merry Christmas 2021 They Got Away With Murder 2021-12-21 | I simply wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, or whatever it is you may celebrate - and attach a little lighthearted story, which has nothing to do with murder - even though you might agree that someone in it did get away with murder!
The Murder of King George V, 1936 They Got Away With Murder 2021-12-09 | youtube.com/channel/UCA-pKjAY106U1sIOLM049TgWhen King George V died on the evening of 20th January 1936, it was famously said that upon being told he would soon be well enough to visit Bognor to recuperate, he uttered his last words: "Bugger Bogner!" he said. He then died, surrounded by his loving family. But it was a lie: it was only discovered 50 years later, when the diary of his doctor Lord Dawson of Penn was examined, that the King had been murdered... Upon its discovery in 1986, the response to the events of that evening was muted in the press, and ever since it has been handled with great - and unwarranted - circumspection. And yet it is a fact that one, and quite probably 2, famous men got away with murder that night...King George V Murder of King George VThey Got Away With MurderMark John MaguireTrue CrimeMurder MysteryRegicideTrue Crime Documentary
A Murder at Christmas: Cecil Teesdale, 1937 They Got Away With Murder 2021-11-11 | Cecil and Doris Teesdale were always arguing; one morning after Cecil returned home from a party, Doris demanded to know where her husband had been all night. He refused to tell her - so she fetched a revolver... She shot her husband accidentally, she said. The police did not believe her... Did Doris Teesdale get away with murder? Only Doris and Cecil knew for certain - and he was dead. It all came down to whether or not the jury believed her account. Knowledge is one thing, proof another, of course, and Doris may have had the benefit of this....Cecil Walter Teesdale; Doris Teesdale; They Got Away With Murder; TGAWM; Mark John Maguire; True Crime Documentary; Scunthorpe murder; people who got away with murder.
Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle and the Death of Virginia Rappe, 1921 They Got Away With Murder 2021-09-23 | In 1921 Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle was charged with the murder of a young actress called Virginia Rappe. He stood trial 3 times and it destroyed his reputation and also his career as one of the highest paid stars of the silent movie era. Most writers in the intervening 100 years have argued Arbuckle was victimised - and quite innocent of the charges... But most writers have started from a point in which their anxiety to restore Arbuckle's reputation, has obscured their regard for the truth. Starting from first principles, let look again at that Labor Day party in the St Francis Hotel in San Francisco - and ask again: was Arbuckle guilty after all? Mark John Maguire
The Murder of Reverend Hall & Mrs Mills, New Jersey, 1922 They Got Away With Murder 2021-08-22 | The discovery of the bodies of the rector of the local Episcopal church and a married woman in a New Jersey "lover's lane" in September 1922, launched one of the most sensational murder mysteries the United States has known. The subsequent trial did not resolve the case from a legal point of view, and the mystery remains unsolved today. Well, perhaps... At least one person got away with the murder of the Reverend Edward Hall and Mrs Eleanor Mills, that is certain...Mark John Maguire
The Murder of Madame X: The Limeslade Mystery, 1929 - by Mark John Maguire They Got Away With Murder 2021-07-13 | My book - of the above title - is done, it is published, following 3 years' work. It has been something of a prison sentence, albeit one undertaken voluntarily. Sometimes it has seemed like solitary confinement - all my hopes have been pinned on a sudden break-through, which has failed to materialise: it has seemed disastrous. The parole board has denied me parole - again. I have abandoned all hope of its publication, only to have my hopes renewed, by some small encouragement. A fresh appeal, perhaps. But it is done. It is a sort of end and a new beginning. The great doors of the prison have opened upon the world and I blink in the sunlight of tomorrow. I look in the mirror and find myself a little older - my children are grown. The shed is listing, the garden neglected, and the weeds run rampant on the patio. I need a shave. But it is done: the curious ghosts who have watched me from Plunch Lane, wonder at my purpose still: why am I here? I am here to tell a story... The Murder of a woman one cold night in early February, in 1929...Links to the book on Amazon:amazon.co.uk/dp/1838485805amazon.com/dp/1838485805
The Murder of Emma Keyse: John Babbacombe Lee, 1884, by Mark John Maguire They Got Away With Murder 2021-06-25 | The case of the murder of Emma Keyse in 1884 is quite unique in British Criminal History. The crime itself is fascinating, but it is what followed that has ensured the enduring fame of the case. John Babbacombe Lee was a man born under a lucky star, but did he really get away with murder?
Murder by Mail: Roland Burnham Molineux, 1899, by Mark John Maguire They Got Away With Murder 2021-05-25 | The case of Roland Molineux is an important one in US law because it gave rise to the "Molineux Rule" - the principle that evidence may only be heard if it pertains directly to the crime of which the defendant is accused. In other words, evidence of past crimes or other crimes are inadmissible. This principle is one widely established in Western legal systems - although a case in Britain during this same period (that of George Joseph Smith), offers a contrast with the approach taken in the US. The approach taken in the US is, in my opinion, a sound one - although it certainly contributed to a man getting away with at least 2 murders...Mark John Maguire
Double Jeopardy: Donald Hume, 1949, by Mark John Maguire They Got Away With Murder 2021-03-26 | It is a principle sacrosanct in most democratic societies that having once been tried for a crime and acquitted, an individual is protected from further trial: a person cannot be placed in double jeopardy. In the US it is a principle protected by its constitution. After observing this for 800 years, the British government abolished this in 2003. A handful of cases - some notorious - persuaded them that this was necessary. Perhaps the first of these was the case of the murder of Stanley Setty in 1949... #DoubleJeopardy #DonaldHume #StanleySetty #MarkJohnMaguire #TheyGotAwayWithMurder #TrueCrime #MurderConfession
A Surfeit of Cyanide: the murder of William Murfitt, 1938 by Mark John Maguire They Got Away With Murder 2021-02-10 | There was far too much cyanide in Suffolk in 1938. People used to buy it over the counter to destroy wasps' nests in September. A shilling (5 pence) would purchase enough cyanide to kill 100 people. When William Murfitt came in to breakfast on the morning of 17th May 1938, he complained that his health salts "tasted funny". They smelled of bitter almonds too - the distinctive aroma of potassium cyanide. He was dead half an hour later. Scotland Yard was called in to investigate - they were quite sure of who the murderer was, but acquiring sufficient evidence for a court of law was quite a different matter...#SurfeitofCyanide #WilliamMurfitt #RisbyMurder #MaryElizabethChandler #MarkJohnMaguire #TheyGotAwayWIthMurder
Merry Christmas, and The Cats Defence, by Mark John Maguire They Got Away With Murder 2020-12-24 | I simply wanted to thank everyone who has troubled to watch my videos over the past year or so - and to wish all a happy Christmas, or whatever you might celebrate at this time of year. The kindness of people has been overwhelming, and I truly appreciate it. I have added a small whimsical story I have created in the past few days, in the hope of making people smile a little in these difficult days! Again, thank you to my many friends here, and I hope 2021 will be a much easier one for us all... :)
The Ardlamont Mystery: Alfred John Monson, 1893 by Mark John Maguire They Got Away With Murder 2020-12-17 | When Cecil Hambrough left Ardlamont House in West Scotland on the morning of August 10th 1893 with his friend Alfred John Monson, and a mysterious man named Edward Scott, he had no idea that it would be for the last time. Monson and Scott returned to the House a little time afterwards to report that 20 year old Hambrough had accidentally shot himself. But what appeared at first to be a tragic accident led to one of the most famous murder trials in British history, and to Scotland's most sensational case since the Trial of Madeleine Smith in 1857. The Ardlamont mystery, as it became widely known, is noted also because it heard evidence from Dr Joseph Bell - the man whom Arthur Conan Doyle based the character of Sherlock Holmes... Ardlamont Mystery; Cecil Hambrough; They Got Away With Murder; TGAWM; Alfred John Monson; Mark John Maguire; Sherlock Holmes; Dr Joseph Bell; Murder Not Proven
An Anatomy of Murder: Burke & Hare 1828, by Mark John Maguire They Got Away With Murder 2020-11-12 | With the possible exception of Jack the Ripper, Burke & Hare are the most infamous names in British criminal history. The murders they committed and the purposes for which they did them, have led to an endless run of "body-snatcher" horror movies. Their acts were so horrific that it comes as something of a shock to learn that justice was only partially served in this case... Their story of "The West Port Murders" in Edinburgh in 1828, provides an ethical discourse on the dangers of addiction to scientific study and exploration, at the expense of all other considerations, of humanity and morality. Ultimately it required an Act of Parliament - the Anatomy Act of 1832 - to end the terror of the "resurrectionists," and men like Dr Knox, who promoted their activities.Mark John MaguireThey Got Away With Murder #Burke&Hare #TheyGotAwayWIthMurder #MarkJohnMaguire #MargaretDocherty #TheWestPortMurders #Edinburghmurders #TrueCrime #MurderMystery #Resurrectionists #BodySnatchers #CrimeDocumentary #DrKnox
The Suspicious Death of Mrs Rosse: Arthur Maundy Gregory, 1932 by Mark John Maguire They Got Away With Murder 2020-10-15 | Arthur Maundy Gregory was an extraordinary man - a conman who made a fortune and spent it; a man who kept company with villains, bishops, prime ministers and even Royalty. In the early 1920s he counted the Head of Scotland Yard's CID, and the Head of the Secret Service amongst his associates. And he is also the only person ever to have been convicted of selling honours and titles in the United Kingdom under the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act, 1925 - a piece of legislation largely inspired by his misdeeds. But he is also the chief suspect in 2 deaths which occurred in 1920 and 1932. Did Arthur Maundy Gregory really get away with 2 murders?Mark John MaguireThey Got Away With Murder
Murder in the Mews: Elvira Barney, 1932 by Mark John Maguire They Got Away With Murder 2020-09-02 | When Michael Stephen was shot dead in a Knightsbridge Mews house in 1932, it could not have been more straightforward: there was no suspect other than his lover, Elvira Barney, they had been heard quarrelling beforehand, and she had been heard by 3 witnesses saying she would shoot him immediately before the fatal shot was fired. If that was not enough, the victim had said he was going to leave her for another woman - and she was reported to have fired a gun at him a few days earlier. It couldn't be simpler. Could it? Mark John Maguirenightwatch.nightwatch@gmail.com
Arsenic in Islington: The Seddons, 1912 by Mark John Maguire They Got Away With Murder 2020-08-07 | The trial of Frederick and Margaret Seddon in 1912 provides a remarkable tale of murder by arsenic in a North London suburb. It was inspired by greed and by a conceitedness which eventually led to the chief protagonist's undoing - but it is a tale which is only half told... Mark John Maguire#TheyGotAwayWithMurder #FrederickSeddon #MargaretSeddon #ArsenicalPoisoning #Arsenic #EdwardianMurder #EdwardMarshallHall #MarkJohnMaguire #ClassicMurder #MurderMystery #Murderdocumentary #TrueCrime
The Madness of Ronald True, 1922 by Mark John Maguire They Got Away With Murder 2020-06-15 | When Olive Young was murdered in a basement flat in West London early on 6th March 1922, police were quickly on the trail of the main suspect: Ronald True. He was caught easily that same evening. The evidence against him was compelling: he had been dropped off at her flat the evening before and was seen at the flat the following morning - and when caught he had the jewellery stolen from her flat in his coat pocket. His suit was blood-stained also. There was only one thing that could save Ronald True from the hangman's noose: a plea of insanity...#TheMadnessofRonaldTrue#RonaldTrue#TrueCrime#OliveYoung#GertrudeYates#MarkJohnMaguire#TheyGotAwayWithMurder#Murderdocumentary#FamousMurders#PleaofInsanity#M'NaghtenRules
The Riddle of Caswell Bay: Maimie Stuart, 1920 by Mark John Maguire They Got Away With Murder 2020-05-13 | When Maimie Stuart disappeared in 1920 it was widely believed that her husband George Shotton had murdered her... But without a body it was difficult to prove that he had done so. Did George Shotton get away with murder?
Murder Not Proven: The Case of Donald Merrett/Ronald Chesney by Mark John Maguire They Got Away With Murder 2020-03-30 | In 1927, 18 year old Donald Merrett went on trial for his life in Edinburgh's High Court of Justiciary. He was accused of murdering his mother, Bertha Merrett, to inherit her fortune. The case was compelling but mistakes made by police in the original investigation of the crime, led to the jury returning the unique Scottish verdict of "Not Proven" in his case. He had escaped justice by the skin of his teeth and everyone knew it - he inherited his mother's fortune, but Merrett's life of crime had only just begun. Under the assumed name of Ronald Chesney, he commenced a hedonistic life of adventure and crime - which eventually led him to murder again...
The Black Widow of Croydon: the Great Poisoning Mystery of 1929 by Mark John Maguire They Got Away With Murder 2020-02-25 | Over a period of several months during 1928 and 1929, 3 members of the same family died of arsenical poisoning. A thorough police investigation and 3 inquests resulted in verdicts being given that all 3 victims had been murdered "by a person or persons unknown." In spite of a great deal of circumstantial evidence no-one was ever arrested for the murder - but the police were quite certain of the murderer's identity...
Who killed Caroline Luard? The Seal Chart Murder 1908 by Mark John Maguire They Got Away With Murder 2019-12-21 | The murder of Caroline Luard in the woods near Sevenoaks in Kent 1908 was as mystifying as it was shocking to Edwardian England. The police investigation yielded no obvious suspect and Scotland Yard found itself at a dead end. Then the woman's husband, Major General Luard committed suicide amidst local rumours that he was the murderer... No-one was ever brought to trial for the murder and it remains officially unsolved. So who killed Caroline Luard?
Who Killed Alice Thomas? The Trial of Annie Hearn, 1931 by Mark John Maguire They Got Away With Murder 2019-11-19 | In November 1930 Alice Thomas died of arsenical poisoning. It was soon apparent that she had been murdered by either her husband William Thomas or by her friend Annie Hearn - no-one else had the opportunity of poisoning Alice - so which of them did it? Both had been present at the café in Bude, where Alice Thomas had eaten salmon sandwiches which had arsenic in them... But even after a sensational trial, which had all of Cornwall and most of the country enthralled - no-one was any the wiser...
Death in Belgravia: What Became of Lord Lucan? by Mark John Maguire They Got Away With Murder 2019-11-01 | On the evening of the 7th November 1974 a woman wearing only her nightdress ran into the Plumbers Arms pub in Lower Belgrave Street, screaming that her nanny had been murdered by her husband. The woman was Lady Lucan and her husband was the 7th Earl of Lucan, who has been missing since that fateful evening 45 years ago. The mystery of the events of that evening and of what became of Lord Lucan have never been solved... What became of Lord Lucan?
For Whom the Bell Tolls: The Murder of George Harry Storrs, 1909 by Mark John Maguire They Got Away With Murder 2019-10-07 | When George Harry Storrs was murdered at his home, Gorse Hall, on the evening of 1st November 1909, he seemed to know his attacker - and to have expected him. In spite of the evidence of 4 witnesses to the crime and 2 trials, no-one was ever convicted of the murder. When the coachman, John Worrall, committed suicide 11 days after the murder, tongues began to wag: what was his relationship to the murder victim and why did he take his own life? The answer to these questions provides the answer to the Gorse Hall Mystery...
Death of a Prince: Murder at the Savoy, 1923 by Mark John Maguire They Got Away With Murder 2019-09-05 | Following an evening out in the West End of London, Prince Ali Fahmy and his glamorous wife Princess Marguerite Alibert, rowed very publicly over dinner at the Savoy. In the early hours of the morning, the 23 year old Prince lay dead in their apartment, shot 3 times by his wife. To the police it seemed an open and shut case of murder against her - but Princess Marguerite had an unbeatable card to play: as a high class French prostitute she had been the mistress of the Prince of Wales, who had sent her many letters of an explicit nature. She had, of course, kept them all...
Death by Gooseberry Tart: The Murder of Mabel Greenwood, Kidwelly, 1919 by Mark John Maguire They Got Away With Murder 2019-05-22 | After Sunday lunch on 15th June 1919, Mabel Greenwood fell ill - "It's the gooseberry tart" she said "It always disagrees with me." When she died during the night the attention of locals in Kidwelly in West Wales focused on her philandering husband, Harold - who proposed to 2 different women only weeks later - and these suspicions grew after it was learned that her cause of death was from arsenic poisoning rather than gooseberry tart. Was the merry widower a murderer as well as a philanderer? And was his friend Dr Griffiths really as utterly incompetent as he seemed to be? It seemed to many that Harold Greenwood had got away with murder...
