400 years of true murder and mayhem: POPULAR CRIME by Bill James

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whch h h c w zd d w jcd

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d, b bc O.J. j hd b g h cy

ccd bbb whch hy w dd c b h c h w

b ybdy h cy. T, h wy, bd

O.J. wy c kd hdw y whch hy cjd -

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h c, kd db cdg h S C.

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hg.

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d c h. T y H Jw d dcd

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I h 1841 My Rg w 19-y-d g wh wkd

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h bdg h N S. H h hd g

c dd g d whch h hd d.

My w ggd wh d h bdg h d wkd

ck c.

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y h dy w, b y d h b

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I d hd h , hw, d Py, gg h My

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c whch d, bby ccy, h My dd

wy c h gh. I y c d My g Mdy gh, wh M. Py d h h dd hd d

h h. H bdy w d fg h Hd R

Tdy, Jy 9, h c Syb C Hbk. Sh hd

b y d, y bd d gggd h , d h

chkd dh d hw h w.

Hbk h w kd Nw Yk d

h h by c, wh wk d g k kw

h Ey Fd. Id h Ey Fd w c, Syb C, d-g g dgd q. Syb C w dcy

ccd h y d b g, hgh

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1937.

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Yk bc w h. Hd fckd Syb C,

w cwd y dy. Ey w w b y d.

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h gdy, w wd My d, cb

yg g, wh h wd h b . I khd

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Jy g d d wd wh . H hd

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L, h WAS yg w k h wh d h h 5h

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w k h wh hd b d by h,

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y whh w h w. Sh hd hgh h h w .

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qg. I was My Rg wh hd c h h, h dd,

ccd by h b by , h , dk g. Ty dk

g d d h w h wy, wd h Ey Fd.

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wh hd dk d h dc, g h h. N

ch h hd hd w c, b h dd hk wyhg h .

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g. Wh hd bc h? M. L d bck h y

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d h h d bhd h h. Sh d h

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c, c g, hd y d h Egh gg.) T

y c gy h b c My d

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dc wd . I dd. T cd h c g

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g- g.

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b g d c h gdy, dkg hy. H -

cd , b cd w b My dh.

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c, czd cd T Myy M Rg, whch

d h c P d d . P, g Nw Yk Cy

h h H Jw d, hd b cd wh h y

d h h gd. Wh h My Rg y dd y h w g Phdh, b h bhd h cz-

wy hg h h k. T y cdd

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h gdy. T dc y g, h cy, gw

b h My Rg hgh w hd h, y y b, h hd b czd

h y L Wk d E Sd. O H Jw

w Kenilworth, by S W Scwhch cz

c h ccd 1560.

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h . Sh d w wk, d g dhbd c,

c h y. H hd d h gc dy

w h M Rg hd c Nck M Jy 5 c-y wh yg hyc wh dk c h

dy. M Rg hd dd dg h cd, d, hd

c, w dcdd h M. L wd k h bdy

h d , kg h wd b

d.

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c d c db, kg M Rg c g h

hy Nw Yk h d-19h cy. T Nw Yk c c w

-gzd b 1845, by d hcg whch

w d bc cy dg h Rg g.

M d c , ch d d c

d h Rg bdc h . I h y 1843

1845 (d c, y q), h bchd-b hy bc h

cy ccd My dh. Ab w

g Nw Yk 1841. Kg bchd b w -g, b b w . I bc g 1845, g bc

h dh My Rg.

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y c wh d y M Rg, D. Rchd Ck,d y ccy h c c w d d h ck, h

h w g k h w, h h w d k

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w dc h hd b g, d h h bd h hd

b ch w h .D. Ck d wh h cd h kw, whch cd

y h, wh h w kg b hg h

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h, d c, wy h wh chkd

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dc h c , b y .

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y , whch h w k h h, d whch w h hd

cc g by M. L.

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h dcy,

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3. T h w dd by jcd ,

4. T h w dd by kw ,

5. T h w dd by h g gg hg whch w

h c Nw Yk,6. T h cd cd by jg h w (h

bg cby g g h cy bc).

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w y, h gd h c d c, d h d

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h wg h. G w c h , b g

w g. H dc cd wd b

c gy h c .Addg h c gh, hy h cdb dc

M. Py. H w y wd by c, wh d d

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h d. Wh d, c, d h wh wh

hy d, h c y b h c. I jd bb h M. Py w yhg b c c

My Rg d.

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jcd h, dg wh. T wdy ccd hy

h wk h c w h h w dd by g gg hg.

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d h, h w g d h, d h

d w h . Fh, D. Ck, wh dh y h, hgh h h hd b d by gh

, d c M. L cdd gg hg h .

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h g cy cd b , h

b. I b h wh h h

d c, h y gg k b . N

h dd. D. Ck hgh h My Rg hd b y

d by gh , b c hw h wd kw ch

hg, h hd b dd d h w dy. D. Ck

d, ch bby, h My hd hd b bd

dg h . A g g yg w wd

ky h hd, bc hy wd d .

O Edg A P y hg d bgh dd

h y M Rg whch cd h d

h P hd ccy gd h c d wkd h bd . T w ckd d cd

by d, bcg h M Rg y ;

w h wh I d h y h 1960. T c bg.

F , kw wh hd My Rg, hd

hw P cd b d h cd h . Scd,

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kg b b h c bck c h wy

h h . Ad hd, P bgh L cc My dh, d h bhd h y whch h chgd

h whch h P h w ccd by h -

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z. M. C d y y h wh h c

hd ccd, d d b dy d wh hd kw

M. L d h y. Ey h bd h h d hd

b cd h dh by M. L , wh hd -

dd h c. I h hy, cd h wg

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dhbd c, w y h c h c h

dy q.

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ckwdgd cg h d h bdy c

whch h hd c.

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Nck M H.

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7) T dhbd c w g c g, Gb M-

, wh w d h . M. M k h w d b h . Ahgh h ckd y

dc whch c g h, M. M d h h y

bd h h L by hd dd My Rg, h hy w

wh d fg yg , d h h dh by M.

L w h dd d dbchd h Nw Jy.

I w h h b y y , whch I c-

cd , h h q: why dd M. L h y? M.

L w yg hw h yg g w h d c dd, d, wh h hd hk b , h

w wh h c wh. Lk h b h c,

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b dd.

M. C gd h My d h , dk w cd h dh by h hd, d w d h

by h dw. Ty h h .

T b wh h , b I cd cc M.

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bgg h h , g ,

h . W h bd chc wh kw b h c

c, g whch d whhdg d h

cg wd wh h c. T d-gg cb. I zzg h h cy h d

gy g h L y, b . . . h hg h. I b

h h L by kd My Rg.

I gd b h c ch -

hg c h w gy wg . I d -

h c h My Rg y, d I gh

h b c h I -g , b . . . y d h-

y c d, I c h w c h

gcc h My Rg c dg h -gz h

Nw Yk c d 1845. I y d h y hy b

w, I cd h w c h My Rg y. I y dy h

hy h dc y, I h y w d h h My Rg-

w cc h g bkg w y ch,

d bcg h c. I y kw yhg b h hy

j, y cy kw h h w b d h bck c hdd y, h My Rg c bg h

d c. B y d hy Ac h 1840, ky

h wd w b d b My Rg.


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