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Murder of Mr. Steele. Documents and observations tending to shew a probability of the innocence of John Holloway and Owen Haggerty, who were executed on Monday the 23d of February, 1807, as the murderers of the above gentleman / by James Harmer, attorney at law.
Harmer, James, 1777-1853.Date: 1807- Books
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A general and true history of the lives and actions of the most famous highwaymen, murderers, pirates, &c. Interspers'd with several remarkable trials of the most notorious malefactors, at the Sessions-House in the Old Baily, London, &c. By Capt. James Macklecan.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: MDCCXLVII-MDCCXLVIII [1747-1748]- Books
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A letter from a gentleman at Edinburgh, to a minister in the country, containing an account of the substance of the late conferences of ministers at Edinburgh, concerning the act of Parliament, for bringing to justice the murderers of Captain John Porteous.
Elchies, Patrick Grant, Lord, 1690-1754.Date: 1737- Books
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The last dying speeches, &c. of those inhuman murderers, Mary Knott, for the murder of a French emigrant nobleman, ... Richard Ludman, for the murder of George Hebner, ... and Eleanor Hughes who were executed this morning. With a copy of a letter sent by Richard Ludman, to his parents, the night before his execution.
Knott, Mary.Date: 1796?]
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Daniel McNaughton, Insane Murderer, in Illus. Lond. News.
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A Lutheran plague : murdering to die in the eighteenth century / by Tyge Krogh.
Krogh, Tyge, 1954-Date: [2012], ©2012
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Observations on the phrenological development of Burke, Hare, and other atrocious murderers : measurements of the heads of the most notorious thieves confined in the Edinburgh Jail and Bridewell ... presenting and extensive series of facts subversive of phrenology / read before the Royal Medical Society of Edinburgh by Thomas Stone.
Stone, Thomas, M.D.Date: 1829- Pictures
The goddess Nemesis pursues a murderer. Wood engraving by H. Vizetelly, 1844, after A. Rethel, 1837.
Rethel, Alfred, 1816-1859.Date: 1844Reference: 2839960i- Audio
Horizon : the mind of a murderer.
Date: 1984
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The murdered murderer; or, the Worcester tragedy : a full and correct history of the mysterious murder of the Rev. Mr. Parker, of Oddingley, near Droitwich, on midsummerday, 1806; and the subsequent discovery of the murdered body of his supposed murderer, in January, 1830; with the whole of the coroner's inquest, to the verdict of the jury, and the confession in full of Thomas Clewes.
Clewes, ThomasDate: [1830?]- Books
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A letter from a gentleman in the North, to a minister, who has not intimated the act of Parliament, for the more effectual bringing to justice the murderers of Captain John Porteus. Occasioned by two pamphlets lately published; the one entituled, A letter from a layman, &c. The other, Queries offered to the publick, &c.
MacLagan, Alexander, 1695-1768.Date: 1737
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Observations on the phrenological development of Burke, Hare, and other atrocious murderers; measurements of the heads of the most notorious thieves confined in the Edinburgh Jail and Bridewell, and of various individuals, English, Scotch, and Irish, presenting an extensive series of facts subversive of phrenology / Read before the Royal Medical Society of Edinburgh. By Thomas Stone.
Stone, Thomas.Date: 1829- Books
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The second volume of The history of the lives of the most notorious high-way men, foot-pads, and other thieves, and murderers, of both sexes, for above fifty years last past; Continu'd from Du Vall, and the German Princess, which compleats the History to the present time. Wherein their Thefts, Cheats, and Murders, committed in Great-Britain, and Ireland, are farther are farther expos'd. By Capt. Alexander Smith.
Smith, Alexander, active 1714-1726.Date: 1714- Books
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[Fair warning to murderers of infants : being an account of the tryal, condemnation and execution of Mary Goodenough at the assizes held in Oxon, in February, 1691/2. Together with the advice sent by her to her children, in a letter sign'd by her own hand the night before she was executed; with some reflections added upon the whole: printed for the publick good.].
Date: 1692- Books
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[Fair warning to murderers of infants : being an account of the tryal, condemnation and execution of Mary Goodenough at the assizes held in Oxon, in February, 1691/2. Together with the advice sent by her to her children, in a letter sign'd by her own hand the night before she was executed; with some reflections added upon the whole: printed for the publick good.].
Date: 1692- Books
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Common safely the cause and foundation of human society; or An examination of the rights of individuals to personal security, and how far those rights may extend to the altering, dissolving, or forsaking any government, that shall cherish murderers. An anniversary sermon, preached in the Parish Church of St. Mary, Newington Butts, in Surry; on Whitsunday, 1769; being the sequel to that occasioned by the murder of Mr. William Allen the younger, on the bloody tenth of May, 1768; and published at the request of his friends as a remembrancer, to prevent the continuation of political murder. By John Free, D.D. vicar of East Coker, in Somersetshire; Sir John Leman's lecturer of St. Mary Hill, London; and lecturer of Newington Butts.
Free, John, 1712?-Date: [1769]- Books
Georg Letham : physician and murderer / Ernst Weiss ; translated from the German by Joel Rotenberg.
Weiss, Ernst, 1882-1940.Date: 2010- Books
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The History of John Gregg, and his family, of robbers and murderers. Who took up their abode in a cave near to the sea-side, in Clovaley in Devonshire, where they liv'd twenty-five years without so much as once going to visit any city, or town. How they robbed above one thousand persons, and murdered and ate, all whom they robbed. How at last they were happily discover'd by a pack of blood-hounds; and how John Gregg, his wife, eight sons, six daughters, eighteen grand-sons, and fourteen grand-daughters, were all seized and executed, by being cast alive into three fires, and burnt.
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An account of the lives of the most notorious murderers and robbers, Edward Burnworth alias Frazier, William Blewet, Emanuel Dickenson, Thomas Berry alias Teague, John Higgs, and John Legee. Containing, A full Relation of their several Births, Parentage and Education, and their most remarkable Burglaries and Street Robberies, viz. The Lord Chief Justice Eyre's and Counsellor Fazakerly's Houses in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields; Mrs Spinkes's in Southampton-Row; the Assault and Riot at the George Ale-House in Stocks-Market; the Attempt to rob the Earl of Harborough in his Chair; the robbing of Mr. Charlwood an Apothecary in Covent-Garden. Of Burnworth's Letter to the Attorney-General, and Legee's Wedding the Day after Ball's Murder. With many other of their notable Pranks and Exploits, not published in any other Pamphlet, or Dying-Speech Paper whatever. To which is added, their Tryal and Conviction at Kingston Assizes, for the barbarous Murder of Thomas Ball; with their Behaviour both before and after Sentence, and at the Place of Execution, &c.
Date: 1726- Books
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A general history of the lives and adventures of the most famous highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers, &c. To which is added, a genuine account of the voyages and plunders of the most notorious pyrates. Interspersed with several diverting Tales, and pleasant Songs. And Adorned with the Heads of the most Remarkable Villains, Curiously Engraven on Copper. By Capt. Charles Johnson.
Johnson, Charles, active 1724-1736.Date: M.DCC.XXXIV. [1734]- Books
Mary, the maid of the inn; : an interesting narrative; detailing the singular way she discovered her lover to be a robber and murderer; his conviction and execution; with her forlorn and destitute wanderings, and unhappy death.
Date: [1840?]- Books
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A general and true history of the lives and actions of the most famous highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers, &c. To which is added, a genuine account of the voyages and plunders of the most noted pirates. Interspersed with several remarkable tryals of the most notorious malefactors, at the Sessions-House in the Old Baily, London. Adorn'd with the effigies, and other material transactions of the most remarkable offenders, engraved on copper-plates. By Capt. Charles Johnson.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: MDCCXLII. [1742]- Books
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A warning piece against the crime of murder: or, an account of many extraordinary and most providential discoveries of secret murders. ... Collected from several authors, ... with an intent to deter ...
Date: [1752]- Books
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Julius Cæser acquittted, and his murderers condemn'd. In a letter to a friend. Shewing, that it was not Cf̆ar who destroy'd the Roman liberties, but the corruptions of the Romans themselves. Occasion'd by two letters in the London journal, the one of the 2d, the other of the 9th of December. To which is added a second letter, shewing, that if ever the liberties is Great Britain are lost, they will be no other way than by the corruptions of the people of Great Britain themselves. By Mr. Dennis.
Dennis, John, 1657-1734.Date: 1722- Books
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A general history of the lives and adventures of the most famous highwaymen, murderers, pirates, street-robbers, and thief-takers. Particularly the four last most noted villains, viz. Macdaniel, Salmon, Eagan and Berry. As also of that notorious Accomplice of theirs, Mary Jones and Others. Shewing The diabolical Arts by them practised, to get innocent Persons convicted for Robberies, and to share amongst themselves the Rewards paid for such Convictious. The Whole Interspersed with several diverting Tales, embellished with the Heads of the most remarkable Villians, neatly Engraved. By Capt. Mackdonald.
Mackdonald, Capt.Date: M.DCCLVIII. [1758]