Madness And Murder
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Madness And Murder
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Author : Pauline Prior
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Madness And Murder written by Pauline Prior and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
This book presents the stories of men and women charged with murder in nineteenth century Ireland. Some were found guilty and sentenced to death and others were sent to the Central Criminal Asylum for Ireland at Dundrum. For those considered to be 'insane' at the time of committing the crime, their fate was an indefinite committal to Dundrum. For those considered responsible for their actions, it meant the death sentence which, in the first half of the century, was often reduced to transportation and, in the second half of the century, to penal servitude within the prison system. Drawing on her specialist knowledge of mental health policy and law, and with unique access to convict records, Prior explores these crimes within the context of criminal justice policies in Ireland at this time. Her examination of previously unexamined records shows that court judgments were highly gendered. The death penalty remained a possibility for anyone found guilty of murder and while the execution of a woman was unusual, it did occur. However, with the opening of a criminal lunatic asylum in 1850, a new approach was possible. Men who killed women and women who killed children began to use the insanity defence very successfully. For some, this was a positive outcome, leading to a short period of detention in Dundrum, but for others it led to a lifetime in an asylum. For those found guilty of the crime, the most frequent outcome was a long stretch in prison. An interesting outcome for many of these convicts was official assistance in emigrating to the US at the end of their sentences - a theme explored in the final chapter. If you are interested in crime in Ireland, in the link between mental disorder and crime, or in the impact of gender on crime and its punishment, this book is for you.
Madness And Murder
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Author : Jen Hilborne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010-09
Madness And Murder written by Jen Hilborne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09 with Murder victims' families categories.
Madness And Murder
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Author : Peter Morrall
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2000-07-26
Madness And Murder written by Peter Morrall and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-07-26 with Medical categories.
Murder is the most malevolent of acts by humans. Not only does the slaying of a man, woman or child destroy a life, but it ravages the lives of all those associated with the person who has been killed, and foments the collective angst of the community. But the mad who kill are placed in a different socio-legal category to that of ?normal' murderers. Those regarded as insane, either at the time of their improbity or after the event, are propelled into a distinct and discreditable stratum of deviancy. They are 'unreasonably' dangerous. These miscreants are construed as 'double-trouble' - mad and bad! Is there justifiable (if exaggerated) anxiety about dangerous mentally disordered people being 'loose' in the community? Is there a genuine need to protect both society at large and the mad? Does public concern about the homicidal tendencies of the mentally disordered warrant emphatic social intervention to protect both potential victims and perpetrators? What are the merits and consequences of post-liberal mental health policies and laws, introduced at the end of the 20th century and beginning of the 21st century in response to a declared failure of previous approaches to the care of mentally disordered people and the protection of the public? How have the psychiatric disciplines of medicine and nursing contributed to a period of unprecedented public alarm in the 1990s about the mentally disordered?
Murder Madness And Mayhem
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Author : Mike Browne
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2021-11-02
Murder Madness And Mayhem written by Mike Browne and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-02 with True Crime categories.
Mike Browne, host of the popular Canadian podcast Dark Poutine, chronicles some of his all-time favourite stories of true crime and dark history from Canada and around the world. Divided into four sections —Murders with a Twist, Perpetual Puzzles, The Madness of Crowds and Notable Disasters — all the stories in this collection (except two) are brand new and haven’t been covered by the podcast. In Murders with a Twist, Browne recounts seven true crime stories with atypical elements, including weird motives, unusual perpetrators and bizarre murder weapons. In one case, we meet a man who is willing to kill to possess a human voice. In another, two women play a deadly game to prove their love to each other. Perpetual Puzzles covers six stories that remain unresolved and will leave you with more questions than answers. They include the archaeological find of the century, which turns out to be something far more sinister, as well as the discovery of a dead man on the beach with a mysterious clue in his pocket. The Madness of Crowds reveals that murder and mayhem are sometimes a group effort. We meet two young Canadians who leave home one summer to find work and instead end up on a murder spree, and a bizarre California cult that asks its members to topple the Mormon church. The book concludes with Notable Disasters, which describes some of the most tragic and deadly events in history, including the deadly tsunami in the Indian Ocean on December 26, 2004, as well as the devastating Grenfell Tower fire in London in June 2017. The book includes a foreword by Alan R. Warren, bestselling true crime author and host of the House of Mystery Radio Show.
Madness And Murder In New Brunswick Including You Be The Jury And More Unsolved Murders
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Author : Dearborn, Dorothy
language : en
Publisher: St. John, N.B. : Neptune Publishing
Release Date : 1995
Madness And Murder In New Brunswick Including You Be The Jury And More Unsolved Murders written by Dearborn, Dorothy and has been published by St. John, N.B. : Neptune Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Murder categories.
Love And Madness
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Author : Martin Levy
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-10-13
Love And Madness written by Martin Levy and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-13 with History categories.
In eighteenth-century England the aristocracy dominated the imagination, their exploits -- and misdeeds -- discussed, debated, and gossiped about in the salons and parlors of London. Now author Martin Levy vividly re-creates one of the most shocking and scandalous events of the period, in a riveting true tale of passion, obsession, murder, and courtroom drama. On a spring evening in the year 1779, a young woman emerged from London's Covent Garden Theatre amid a grand swirl of lords and ladies, their servants and coachmen. From out of the shadows a man emerged, dressed in a black suit. He raised a pistol and fired one fatal shot point-blank into the woman's head. A sudden and brutal murder, it was all the more shocking because of the identities of those involved. The victim was Martha Ray, famed aficionada of fashion and the arts, and longtime live-in mistress of the Earl of Sandwich, high-ranking minister to King George III. The assailant was James Hackman, a respected Anglican minister and Martha Ray's former lover. It was a savage crime that rocked both British high society and the church, and inflamed the interest and imagination of such renowned personages as Samuel Johnson and James Boswell, noted biographer and lover of prostitutes and executions. And it resulted in a courtroom extravaganza unique in the annals of legal proceedings -- where passion was the motive, the madness of "momentary phrenzy" the mitigating circumstance . . . and love the ultimate justification for a crazed act of murder. With consummate skill, author Martin Levy brings to breathtaking life the sights and sounds of an unparalleled era in history -- when hangings were public entertainment and debauchery was a popular pastime of the wealthy and the titled -- and expertly unravels the mystery behind a truly sensational slaying. Fascinating, startling, edifying, and entertaining, Love and Madness is a brilliant tale of crime and punishment as vivid and compelling as the headlines of today.
Madness Murder And Mayhem
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Author : Kathryn Burtinshaw
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2018-10-30
Madness Murder And Mayhem written by Kathryn Burtinshaw and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-30 with True Crime categories.
Following an assassination attempt on George III in 1800, new legislation significantly altered the way the criminally insane were treated by the judicial system in Britain. This book explores these changes and explains the rationale for purpose-built criminal lunatic asylums in the Victorian era.Specific case studies are used to illustrate and describe some of the earliest patients at Broadmoor Hospital the Criminal Lunatic Asylum for England and Wales and the Criminal Lunatic Department at Perth Prison in Scotland. Chapters examine the mental and social problems that led to crime alongside individuals considered to be weak-minded, imbeciles or idiots. Family murders are explored as well as individuals who killed for gain. An examination of psychiatric evidence is provided to illustrate how often an insanity defence was used in court and the outcome if the judge and jury did not believe these claims. Two cases are discussed where medical experts gave evidence that individuals were mentally irresponsible for their crimes but they were led to the gallows.Written by genealogists and historians, this book examines and identifies individuals who committed heinous crimes and researches the impact crime had on themselves, their families and their victims.
Madness And Murder In The Bay
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Author : Dawn Shanéa Clark
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2018-07-01
Madness And Murder In The Bay written by Dawn Shanéa Clark and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-01 with Fiction categories.
From the school teacher to the defense attorney, everyone has problems. When people like Melissa Fider and Fred Ethel relocate, they bring along more baggage than what’s in their suitcases. Hearts are broken, lives are lost, and freedom is on the line. In Madness and Murder, Dawn Clark creatively displays issues of relationships and the madness individuals bring to their respective relationships. This book is a riveting, nail biter. It will leave you hanging on every word as if you are waiting in anticipation for the next scene in your favorite movie. Laced with humor and intrigue; this dramatic, psychological thriller is sure to leave you on the edge of your seat.
Murder Madness
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Author : Murray Leinster
language : en
Publisher: eStar Books
Release Date : 2010-10-01
Murder Madness written by Murray Leinster and has been published by eStar Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-01 with Fiction categories.
Murder Madness! Seven Secret Service men had completely disappeared. Another had been found a screaming, homicidal maniac, whose fingers writhed like snakes. So Bell, of the secret "Trade," plunges into South America after The Master-the mighty, unknown octopus of power whose diabolical poison threatens a continent!
Murder And Madness
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Author : Donald T. Lunde
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
Murder And Madness written by Donald T. Lunde and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Criminal psychology categories.