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Charles Peace, or the Adventures of a Notorious Burglar

Year

2021

Language

ENGLISH

Author

Anonymous

Publication Information

Otbebookpublishing

Summary

Charles Peace (14 May 1832-25 February 1879) was an English burglar and murderer, who embarked on a life of crime after being maimed in an industrial accident as a boy. After killing a policeman in Manchester, he fled to his native Sheffield, where he became obsessed with his neighbor’s wife, eventually shooting her husband dead. Settling in London, he carried out multiple burglaries before being caught in the prosperous suburb of Blackheath, wounding the policeman, who arrested him. He was, linked to the Sheffield murder, and tried, at Leeds Assizes. Found guilty, he was, hanged at Armley Prison. His story has inspired many authors and film producers.

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