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The Man They Could Not Hang
Holgate, Michael
Summary
John Lee is the most infamous Victorian criminal after Jack the Ripper.
John Lee is the most infamous Victorian criminal after Jack the Ripper. Found guilty of the murder of his employer, he was sent for execution but three times the trap failed to open. Released from gaol after 23 years, he married, then abandoned his family and disappeared. This text pieces together his story, reviewing and presenting new evidence.
Highlights
- Easy to enjoy: 256 pages · Paperback
- By Holgate, Michael
Details
- ISBN: 9780750936521
- Author: Holgate, Michael
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 256
- Language: English
- Publication date: 10 February 2005
- Condition: Used – Like New
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Released from gaol after 23 years, he married, then abandoned his family and disappeared. This text pieces together his story, reviewing and presenting new evidence.

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