Greater Manchester Murders by Alan Hayhurst
Contained within the pages of this book are the stories behind some of the most notorious murders in the history of Greater Manchester. They include the case of cat burglar Charlie Peace, who killed 20-year-old PC Nicolas Cock in Seymour Grove, and only confessed after he had been sentenced to death for another murder; the sad tale of William Robert Taylor, whose young daughter was killed in a boiler explosion and who, later, desperate and in debt, murdered his landlord as well as his three remaining children; Jack Jackson, who escaped from Strangeways Gaol by killing a prison warder while mending a gas pipe for the prison matron; and the death of Police Sergeant Charles Brett, who stuck bravely to his post despite an armed attack on his prison van by the 'Manchester Martyrs.'
Alan Hayhurst is a retired bank manager. He has spent more than 40 years as a crime historian and has appeared as a guest on both Sky's History Channel and Channel 4. He is the author of numerous true crime titles, including Lancashire Murders, Staffordshire Murders, Cheshire Murders, and Greater Manchester Murders.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780750950916 |
| ISBN 10 | 0750950919 |
| Title | Greater Manchester Murders |
| Author | Alan Hayhurst |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The History Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-06-15 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
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