There are many undoubtedly shocking details in this report of a truly 'horrid-murder,' but perhaps the most shocking of all is that it never happened. To be more precise, it did happen, but not in Durham, was not committed by Elizabeth Miller and was not inflicted on John Miller. I came across this broadside (traditionally a single sheet …
Author: paddyxavier
My name is Dr. Patrick Low. I received my PhD in December 2019 for a thesis on capital punishment and post-mortem punishments in the North-East of England between 1752-1878. I am particularly interested in the reporting of executions in the press, postdeath practices on the body of the executed, the execution crowd and burial procedures. I have appeared on a number of episodes of BBC's Murder, Mystery and My Family and am available for other projects relating to my studies. I also created the website www.criminalcorpses.com for a brilliant Leicester University & Wellcome Trust Project. I am not quite as pretentious as my photo suggests. patrickxavierlow@gmail.com
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