The Apprentice of Split Crow Lane: The Story of the Carr's Hill Murder
Housham, Jane
ISBN 10: 1786481588 ISBN 13: 9781786481580
Published by Arcadia, 2018
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A Victorian Murder. A Victorian Madman. A Modern Judgement.
Gateshead, April 1866
Five-year-old Sarah Melvin was walking along Split Crow Lane looking for her father when she disappeared. Later that night a couple walking home from the pub tripped over her body.
Sarah was the child of Irish immigrants who had been drawn to the North-east in search of work. Poor, perceived with prejudice, they quickly came under suspicion of killing their own child.
The true murderer was a misfit whose social awkwardness stopped him ever rising above apprentice. He would eventually make clear exactly why he killed Sarah - and the reason would scandalise the whole country, yet to him had a dreadful logic.
Told here for the first time, this is an extraordinary story of sexual deviance and murder, offering a chance to reassess a most unexpected judgement with new insight. In lively, empathic prose, Jane Housham explores psychiatry, the justice system and the media in mid-Victorian England to reveal a surprisingly modern state of affairs.
About the Author: Jane Housham grew up in Richmond, Yorkshire and is proud of her North East heritage. She is the publisher at University of Hertfordshire Press and also reviews books for the Guardian.
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Title: The Apprentice of Split Crow Lane: The Story...
Publisher: Arcadia
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good