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A Tale of Two Murders

Guilt, Innocence, and the Execution of Edith Thompson

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On the night of October 3, 1922, as Edith Thompson and her husband, Percy, were walking home from the theatre, a man sprang out of the darkness and stabbed Percy to death. The assailant was none other than Edith's lover, Freddy Bywaters.

When the police discovered his relationship with Edith, she denied knowledge of the attack but was arrested as his accomplice. Her passionate love letters to Bywaters, read out loud at the ensuing trial, sealed her fate, even though Bywaters insisted Edith had no part in planning the murder. They were both hanged. Freddy was demonstrably guilty, but was Edith?

This engrossing examination of the Ilford murder, which became a legal cause ce'le'bre in the 1920s, charts the course of the liaison in shattering detail and with masterful emotional insight, investigating what this troubling case tells us about perceptions of women, innocence, and guilt.

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This is a well researched detailed story of a woman who may or may not have committed a crime, but was hanged for it. The weaving of the time line and the characters was well presented. The Narrator was excellent - one of the best I have heard in 8 years of audible - More like this please

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I was hoping for much better from this book, and I deeply regret buying it. A waste of money. Everyone in this book is responsible and at fault but Edith Thompson. Her barrister urged, and pleaded with her not to go into the witness box, but she would not listen, she knew better. The testimony of her lips and her pen got her hanged, despite being innocent of murder!

Long winded, and distorted account

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