Foul Deeds Around Crewe

166 Pages·2013·4.07 MB·English

by  Susan Chambers

TRUE CRIME FROM
WHARNCLIFFE
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Cumbria Northampton
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Durham Scunthorpe
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Fens Southport
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First Published in Great Britain in 2010 by
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Copyright © Peter Ollerhead and Susan Chambers, 2010
9781783408658
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Table of Contents
TRUE CRIME FROM WHARNCLIFFE
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Chapter 1 - Early Tales of Murder and Mayhem
Chapter 2 - Medieval Monks and Feuding Families
Chapter 3 - Transportation for Troublemakers
Chapter 4 - Hanged at Chester
Chapter 5 - Poachers and Robbers
Chapter 6 - The Ritual Drowning of Sarah Cartwright
Chapter 7 - The Tragedy of Mary Gallop
Chapter 8 - The Violent Death of PC Green
Chapter 9 - Two Murders in Two Weeks
Chapter 10 - The Brutal Slaying of Aunt Sarah
Chapter 11 - Who Killed His Father With An Axe?
Chapter 12 - From Coppenhall Rectory to Canadian Gallows
Chapter 13 - Murder at the Old Hall
Chapter 14 - Persecuting the Poachers
Chapter 15 - Only Worse Off if Dead!
Chapter 16 - Lust, Robbery and Abortion
Chapter 17 - The Slaughter of the Innocents
References and Acknowledgements
Index
For all the members of Crewe’s Historical and
Family History Societies