Table of Contents

Acknowledgements, About the author, Introduction. PART 1 - EDITH JESSIE THOMPSON. The Background Story, The Marriage of Percy and Edith, The Road to Murder, The Letters, The Murder of Percy Thompson, The Trial: The Scene is Set, The Indictment, The Opening Speech of the Solicitor-General, The Evidence for the Prosecution, The Evidence of Frederick Bywaters and Edith Thompson, The Closing Speeches of Counsel, The Summing-up, The Final Tragedy.PART 2 WILLIAM JOYCE. The Trial of William Joyce: Introduction, The Indictment, The Opening Speech for the Crown, Submission by the Defence on Counts One and Two, The Evidence for the Crown, Statement of offence, Particulars of offence, Crown and Defence Submission on Count Three, Further Submission by the Prosecution, The Judge's Summing-up, The Appeal, Conclusion.PART 3 TIMOTHY EVANS. Introduction: The Trial of Timothy Evans, The Opening Submissions, The Judge's Ruling, The Prosecution Case, The Defence Case, Speeches and Summing up, The Aftermath, The Inquiries.Index

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Extract: "If ever anyone on trial for murder brought about their own conviction and execution that person was Edith Thompson. Her letters were the only evidence of a guilty intent - namely the alleged incitement of Bywaters to murder her husband - and for that reason, as we shall see, the prosecuting counsel made the very most of them ... As the song goes: "Maybe that love is blind when passion rules." Passion rules with the power of a tyrant in this particular romance."

About the Author

Ronald Bartle was Deputy Chief Stipendiary Magistrate for Inner London. His books include The Telephone Murder: The Mysterious Death of Julia Wallace (2012); The Police Witness: A Guide to Presenting Evidence in Court (1984 onwards) and Bow Street Beak (which has a Foreword by Lord Hurd of Westwell) (2000).

Reviews

'A cautionary tale which explores each case in fascinating detail via letters as well as transcripts and original court records. Criminal lawyers especially, as well as magistrates and judges will find it an illuminating read'- Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers.