Brief Sketches of the Cases

Abstract

In the last chapter, an essentially numerical analysis of the data was given which sought to categorise the information in various ways. What follows is a series of very brief sketches of what happened in those cases which have not already been outlined. Each sketch is based on the facts as accepted by the court, though occasionally the arguments put forward by the prosecution and/or defence are also outlined. It is not practicable to provide full accounts of the proceedings, but the intention here is to demonstrate the broad range of incidents which resulted in a conviction for murder.