Devon Murders

Since the brutal slaying of the Rev. John Hay vicar of South Brent draggedfrom his church and slaughtered in 1436 Devon has had its fair share ofmurder most fou... » 

Since the brutal slaying of the Rev. John Hay vicar of South Brent draggedfrom his church and slaughtered in 1436 Devon has had its fair share ofmurder most foul. This book recounts several notable cases from the killingof Sarah and Edward Glass at Wadland Down in 1827 and the poisonings of SamuelWescombe in Exeter in 1829 and William Ashford at Honiton Clyst in 1866 bothby wives whose affections had gone elsewhere to the horrific murder of EmmaDoidge and her boyfriend William Rowe by the formers jilted suitor at PeterTavey in 1892 the strangling of schoolgirl Alice Gregory in 1916 and thetriple murder of Emily Maye and her daughters at West Charleton Kingsbridgein 1936 which remains unsolved to this day. Above all there is an account ofDevons most famous case the murder of Emma Keyse at Babbacombe and theconvicted servant John Lee the man they couldnt hang. John Van der Kistescarefully researched wellillustrated and enthralling text will appeal toanyone interested in the shady side of Devons history. «