Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths In Birmingham

The son got me this book from a house clearance its by Nick Gillingham
and it deals with murders from 1892 -1929 with pictures great read

Watch it don't give you bad dream's

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Watch it don't give you bad dream's

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Good for you mate ,hope it continues,coughing usually wakes me up .

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Good for you mate ,hope it continues,coughing usually wakes me up .

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Sounds as though it would be an interesting read.

That sounds good Astwood, can you let us know if there is anything from the Aston or Hockley areas.

The Hockley Parricide
William Workman of 21 Ventnor Road was killed by his son for killing his mother in 1892
the son walked free from the charge

The Aston Axe Murder
William Haynes of Waltham Street killed his wife Florence by axing her several times in the skull in 1893
he was hanged for his foul deed

Thanks Astwood. How gory are they.

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Thanks Astwood. How gory are they.

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ive read it astwood and half way through his second book more foul deeds in birmingham which goes up to 1948...plenty from my neck o the woods..one in ventnor road and a couple in aston thats just off the top of me head..think the sadest was the little girl aged 7ish lived in smith st hockley went to summer lane school and was found raped and murdered in vyse st after being lured there and dumped in front of one of the properties think it was no 72 which is still there..i must have walked past that place hundreds of times when i worked at no 47 vyse st