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The Acid Bath Murders: The Trials and Liquidations of John George Haigh
Gordon Lowe
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Description for The Acid Bath Murders: The Trials and Liquidations of John George Haigh
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
John George Haigh committed five perfect murders - by dissolving his wealthy victims in sulphuric acid. Then he tipped away the resultant soup to avoid detection on a `no body, no murder' principle and used his victims' property to fund his luxury lifestyle of silk ties and flashy cars. Murder number six was less than perfect. When a guest in Haigh's hotel disappeared, the police found half-dissolved body parts carelessly thrown into the yard outside his secluded workshop. But was the urbane Mr Haigh, the man brought up by strict Plymouth Brethren parents in Yorkshire and dressed ... Read more
John George Haigh committed five perfect murders - by dissolving his wealthy victims in sulphuric acid. Then he tipped away the resultant soup to avoid detection on a `no body, no murder' principle and used his victims' property to fund his luxury lifestyle of silk ties and flashy cars. Murder number six was less than perfect. When a guest in Haigh's hotel disappeared, the police found half-dissolved body parts carelessly thrown into the yard outside his secluded workshop. But was the urbane Mr Haigh, the man brought up by strict Plymouth Brethren parents in Yorkshire and dressed ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750961813
SKU
V9780750961813
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About Gordon Lowe
Gordon Lowe taught law in London for 10 years, including a year in America. Returning to the West Country, he set up his own law practice near Bath before retiring in September 2010. He is the author of Escape From Broadmoor and is a volunteer at Broadmoor Hospital.
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