Crime and Punishment in Victorian Warwick

A talk by Adam Wood

Adam Wood opens the casebook of Victorian crime in Warwick, revealing some of the most gruesome – and often amusing – crimes committed on the streets we walk today: from murder, suicide and drunken brawls to medieval skeletons, stolen peacocks … and Jack the Ripper. What happened once the judge donned his black cap? And why did old ladies take the hand of the executed criminal, as he was still hanging on the end of a rope?

Adam is a regular consultant for television crime documentaries and an authority on sharing grisly tales from the past in a captivating and accessible way!