The Mount Stewart Murder by Chris Paton
In March 1866, Janet Rogers travelled to the Perthshire-based farm of her brother, William Henderson, to help with chores while he looked for a new domestic servant. Three days later she was found dead in the farm kitchen, killed by multiple blows from an axe. Ploughman James Crichton was suspected of the atrocity, and after a lengthy investigation was arrested and tried in Perth, with the case duly found non-proven. Was Crichton the guilty party? If not, why did William Henderson try to frame him? Why was the previous servant on the farm sacked, and why did she wait eight months to accuse Crichton of being responsible? And what led to Henderson being driven insane, ultimately to end his days in a Perthshire lunatic asylum? The murder investigation remains the UK's oldest unsolved murder case. Just who was the killer at Mount Stewart Farm?
Paton, Chris: - Chris Paton is a genealogist and writer based in Ayrshire. He runs the Scotland's Greatest Story research service at www.scotlandsgreateststory.co.uk. He is a regular writer for several British and Irish genealogy magazines, runs the British GENES news and events blog at www.BritishGENES.blogspot.com, and gives regular talks to local family history societies and internationally. His most recent publications include Tracing Your Family History on the Internet, Discover Scottish Land Records and The Mount Stewart Murder: A Re-examination of the UK's Oldest Unsolved Murder Case.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780752460208 |
| ISBN 10 | 075246020X |
| Title | The Mount Stewart Murder |
| Author | Chris Paton |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The History Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2012-06-27 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
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