Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in and Around Barnsley

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, True Crime
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Author: Geoffrey Howse ISBN: 9781783378470
Publisher: Pen and Sword Publication: August 16, 2007
Imprint: Wharncliffe Language: English
Author: Geoffrey Howse
ISBN: 9781783378470
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Publication: August 16, 2007
Imprint: Wharncliffe
Language: English

Barnsley and the surrounding area has a dark and sinister past. There were many foul deeds committed throughout the centuries of the most heinous kind -and many suspicious circumstances. Poverty was at the root of many of the early cases. During the Victorian period some seemingly uncaring magistrates appeared to take the view that to be poor was a crime to be dealt with severely and meted out extreme penalties. The unhappy state of some ‘criminals’ resulted in ending their days in the workhouse. Throughout the 20th century the area was periodically rocked with murder cases which often made the national headlines.

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Barnsley and the surrounding area has a dark and sinister past. There were many foul deeds committed throughout the centuries of the most heinous kind -and many suspicious circumstances. Poverty was at the root of many of the early cases. During the Victorian period some seemingly uncaring magistrates appeared to take the view that to be poor was a crime to be dealt with severely and meted out extreme penalties. The unhappy state of some ‘criminals’ resulted in ending their days in the workhouse. Throughout the 20th century the area was periodically rocked with murder cases which often made the national headlines.

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