Most books about true crime focus upon the crimes themselves and the trials which followed them. In this book, Simon Webb explores in detail the fates of the condemned men, examining what happened to them after their trials and the circumstances of the executions. This makes occasionally for harrowing reading.
Trends in murder are also examined. For instance, a third of those executed for murder during the First World War had used cutthroat razors to dispose of their victims, a type of crime unheard of today. Others used pokers and axes, which are also exceedingly uncommon murder weapons in the twenty first century. This is a book which will fascinate and horrify those with an interest in crime and the death penalty.
EPUB3: Reflowable
Produktfakta
ISBN: 9781473859913
Utgivningsdatum: 2021-08-03
Språk: Engelska
Författare: Simon Webb
Förlag: Pen and Sword
Längd: 192 sidor