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Fred & Edie

by Jill Dawson

FictionExecutions and executionersTrials (Murder)Women murderersMurder victimsMarried peopleAdulteryLarge type books

In 1922, Edith Thompson and her young lover Frederick were tried for the murder of Edith's husband. The trial unravelled an illicit love affair, a backstreet abortion, domestic violence, murder and finally a double execution. This is Edith's story.

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Book data: Open Library