Foul Deeds Around Crewe

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, True Crime
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Author: Susan Chambers, Peter Ollerhead ISBN: 9781783408658
Publisher: Pen and Sword Publication: April 6, 2010
Imprint: Wharncliffe Language: English
Author: Susan Chambers, Peter Ollerhead
ISBN: 9781783408658
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Publication: April 6, 2010
Imprint: Wharncliffe
Language: English

Foul Deeds Around Crewe takes the reader on a fascinating journey through centuries of local crime and conspiracy, meeting villains of all sorts along the way - casual killers and robbers, murderous husbands and lovers, prostitutes and poisoners. This revealing book recalls many grisly events and sad or unsavoury individuals whose conduct throws a harsh light on the history of Crewe and the surrounding countryside.

Among the many acts of wickedness the authors recall are shocking crimes from the recent past – the daughter who poisoned her father, a murder in a stately home, two brothers who conspired to kill their father, a mysterious ritual drowning and the killing of a policeman. But they also cover in vivid detail the early criminal history of the area - the theft of sheep, cattle and horses, crop-wrecking, rural assaults, land-disputes, poaching and highway robbery. The ruthless punishments meted out to convicted criminals – public humiliation, imprisonment, the death penalty – are an essential part of the story.

This chronicle of Crewe’s hidden history - the history the town would prefer to forget - will be compelling reading for anyone who is interested in the dark side of human nature.

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Foul Deeds Around Crewe takes the reader on a fascinating journey through centuries of local crime and conspiracy, meeting villains of all sorts along the way - casual killers and robbers, murderous husbands and lovers, prostitutes and poisoners. This revealing book recalls many grisly events and sad or unsavoury individuals whose conduct throws a harsh light on the history of Crewe and the surrounding countryside.

Among the many acts of wickedness the authors recall are shocking crimes from the recent past – the daughter who poisoned her father, a murder in a stately home, two brothers who conspired to kill their father, a mysterious ritual drowning and the killing of a policeman. But they also cover in vivid detail the early criminal history of the area - the theft of sheep, cattle and horses, crop-wrecking, rural assaults, land-disputes, poaching and highway robbery. The ruthless punishments meted out to convicted criminals – public humiliation, imprisonment, the death penalty – are an essential part of the story.

This chronicle of Crewe’s hidden history - the history the town would prefer to forget - will be compelling reading for anyone who is interested in the dark side of human nature.

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