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Criminal Justice: The True Story of Edith Thompson

Criminal Justice: The True Story of Edith Thompson

Rene Weis

In 1923, Edith Thompson was hanged for the apparent murder of her husband. Through research carried out by the author, both by reading Home Office files on the case and reading correspondence sent by Mrs Thompson to her lover, the author argues that she was in fact probably innocent.
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Since her execution at Holloway prison in 1923, Edith Thompson has haunted the conscience of the nation. Grave doubts were expressed at the time about the extent to which she was responsible for her husband's murder in Ilford by her handsome young lover Frederick Bywaters. The Home Office files on the case were marked not to be opened for 100 years. The case against her rested largely on the evidence provided by 70 letters which she wrote to Bywaters. The truth is that these letters offer a unique insight into the workings of an overwrought romantic imagination, ultimately unable to free itself from the constraints of a suburban marriage and respectability. Through this correspondence and a painstaking reconstruction of the era, the author argues that Mrs Thompson was innocent.

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Title - Criminal Justice: The True Story of Edith Thompson

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Author - Rene Weis

ISBN 13 - 9780140294620

Imprint - Penguin Books Ltd

Publisher - Penguin Books Ltd

Date Published - 22/02/2001

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Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 128 x 198 x 26mm

Weight - 287 g

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