STAFFORDSHIRE & THE BLACK COUNTRY MURDER CASEBOOK

Paperback. A book which looks in detail at heinous crimes from the county's past; all are distinguished by a common thread - violent and untimely death. The author describes the physical brutality of the ultimate crime and the tragic, often pathetic circumstances of both victims and murderers. The motives are varied and often complex, ranging from passion and sheer animal rage to straightforward criminal greed. The cases are drawn from all parts of the area. They include the fatal stabbing of a West Bromwich man who disturbed a burglar in his house, the grisly murder of a school headmistress from Burton-upon-Trent, the frenzied battering to death of a Newcastle-under-Lyme lady by her husband's jealous lover and the abduction and murder of a 7yr. old little girl on Cannock Chase. Involved in all of these are the local police officers and detectives, spending their lives fighting crime and patiently gathering the evidence which will close the net around the guilty. Illus., Bibliog. and Index. 124pp. paperback. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F.