The Wallace case : Britain's most baffling unsolved murder /
by Wilkes, Roger.
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BookPublisher: London : Robinson, 2021Description: 368 pages ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781472145222 (pbk.) :; 1472145224 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 364.1523 WILSubject(s): Wallace, Julia, 1861-1931 -- Death and burial | Murder -- England -- Liverpool -- History -- 20th century | Crime | True CrimeSummary: Ever since that terrible night in January 1931, when the body of Julia Wallace was found in her Liverpool home, her head crushed by violent blows, the identity of her killer has remained a mystery. Her husband, William, was accused, tried, convicted and sentenced to hang for murder, but he was then acquitted in a sensational appeal court judgement. Yet the police refused to reopen their investigation. So who did kill Julia? When Roger Wilkes started researching a dramatised radio documentary for Liverpool's Radio City, he uncovered new evidence which suggested a disturbing story - a crucial witness ignored by the police, even a suggestion of a deliberate cover-up. Finally, he provides compelling evidence as to the identify of the real killer.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Maghull Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 364.1523 WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 18/10/2024 | 003118914X |
Ever since that terrible night in January 1931, when the body of Julia Wallace was found in her Liverpool home, her head crushed by violent blows, the identity of her killer has remained a mystery. Her husband, William, was accused, tried, convicted and sentenced to hang for murder, but he was then acquitted in a sensational appeal court judgement. Yet the police refused to reopen their investigation. So who did kill Julia? When Roger Wilkes started researching a dramatised radio documentary for Liverpool's Radio City, he uncovered new evidence which suggested a disturbing story - a crucial witness ignored by the police, even a suggestion of a deliberate cover-up. Finally, he provides compelling evidence as to the identify of the real killer.
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