John George Haigh, the acid-bath murderer : a potrait of a serial killer and his victims
Oates, Jonathan2015
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Total copies: 2
What motivated John George Haigh to murder at least six people, then dissolve their corpses in concentrated sulphuric acid? Jonathan Oates reinvestigates this sensational case of the late 1940s. He delves into Haigh's Yorkshire background, his reputation as a loner, a bully and a forger during his years at Wakefield Grammar School, and his growing appetite for the good life which his modest employment in insurance and advertising could not sustain. Then came his move to London and a rapid, apparently remorseless descent into the depths of crime, from deceit and theft to cold-blooded killing.
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Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword, 2015.
Collation:
224 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2014.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781473837935 (pbk)1473837936 (pbk)
Dewey class:
B HAI
LC class:
HV6248
Language:
English
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BRN:
280497