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The Man They Could Not Hang: The True Story of John Lee

Mike Holgate

John Lee is the most infamous Victorian criminal after Jack the Ripper. Found guilty of the murder of his employer, he was sent for execution but three times the trap failed to open. Released from gaol after 23 years, he married, then abandoned his family and disappeared. This text pieces together his story, reviewing and presenting new evidence.

GenresLee, JohnMurderEnglandDevonCase studiesMurderers

243 pages, 3 editions

English edition · First published 2005 by Sutton · ISBN 9780750936521

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3 editions

English

  • The Man They Could Not Hang: The True Story of John Lee · Sutton · 2005 · ISBN 9780750936521 This page
  • The Man They Could Not Hang: The True Story of John Lee · Sutton · 2007 · ISBN 9780750936538
  • The Man They Could Not Hang · The History Press · 2005 · ISBN 9780752495316

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