The Woman Who Murdered Babies for Money: The Story of Amelia Dyer - Brossura

Rattle, Alison; Vale, Allison

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ISBN 10: 0233003169 ISBN 13: 9780233003160

Casa editrice: Andre Deutsch Ltd, 2011

Riassunto

As well as relating the story, the authors explore the circumstances that enabled such crimes to be committed. Unregulated adoption” was a widely acknowledged problem. The Child Protection Act did not yet exist. In Mrs. Dyer's case, though, such shameless profiteering did not, ultimately, go unpunished: the police finally located Mrs. Dyer, kept her under surveillance and then mounted a "sting" operation, using a young woman to pose as a potential customer. Amelia Dyer was arrested when she opened her front door to find two policemen on her doorstep. Finally confessing, she said, "You'll know all mine by the tape around their necks." She was hanged in 1896.

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Recensione:

Gruesome. Grizzly. Gripping --Martina Cole

L'autore:

Both married with children, Allison Vale and Allison Rattle are also the co-authors of, among other books, How to Boil a Flamingo, Mothers' Wit, and How to Push a Perambulator.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Andre Deutsch Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0233003169
• ISBN 13: 9780233003160
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256