THE SECRET OF THE BABBACOMBE MURDER The mysterious case of John Lee, 'The man they could not hang'

Softcover. In 1885 John 'Babbacombe' Lee was found guilty of the vicious murder of his employer, the elderly Miss Keyse, at the quiet Torquay suburb of Babbacombe. John Lee always maintained that he was innocent, and his case gained national notoriety when, having been condemned to death, the hangman was unable to carry out the sentence. Three times he tried to hang the unfortunate Lee; three times he failed. Finally Lee was taken down from the scaffold and had to serve 22yrs in prison. In this book, previously unpublished facts and photographs reveal some startling evidence which shows that John Lee was indeed innocent, and the true perpetrator of the crime is revealed. Illus. + Sources. 64pp. trade size softcover. Vg+ with minimal creasing to covers.